Search below for stories about ships, lighthouses, sailors and anything else about life on Lake Michigan. The database contains references to articles from the Ahnapee (Algoma) Record (June 12, 1873 to Jan. 7, 1927), the Door County Advocate (Nov. 8, 1861 to Dec. 22, 1949), and the Manitowoc Pilot (June 14, 1859 to Dec. 28, 1899). The results will direct you to the date and page in these newspapers where the article can be found.
Microfilm copies of the Ahnapee (Algoma) Record are available at the Wisconsin Historical Society Library in Madison, Algoma Public Library in Algoma. Microfilm copies of the Door County Advocate are available at the Wisconsin Historical Society Library in Madison, the Door County Public Library in Sturgeon Bay, and the Brown County Library in Green Bay. Microfilm of the Manitowoc Pilot are available at the Manitowoc County Historical Society, the Manitowoc Public Library, and the Wisconsin Historical Society in Madison.
Check with your local library about obtaining the microfilm via interlibrary loan.
| Newspaper | Object | Name | Date | Page | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1881-10-13 | 3 | The schooner Industry cleared with 2500 bushels wheat for M. Teweles, for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1881-10-27 | 3 | Schooner Industry cleared Saturday for Milwaukee with wheat for M. Teweles. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1881-08-11 | 3 | Shipments from this port. Milwaukee, 1500 posts, 24 cords wood. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1881-08-25 | 3 | Shipments from this port. Milwaukee, cords wood and 1500 posts. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1881-07-21 | 3 | The schooners Industry and Island City are loading for Henry Gericke. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1881-07-28 | 3 | Shipments from this port. Sheboygan 55 cords bark. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1882-10-12 | 3 | Vessels arrived and cleared this port. Ties for Samuel Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1882-09-28 | 3 | The schooner Industry, with a cargo of ties, 2,000, for S. Perry, cleared for Milwaukee Tuesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1882-06-01 | 3 | The schooner Industry, of Sheboygan, came in Tuesday, and was the only craft in port which displayed colors in honor of Decoration Day. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1882-06-22 | 3 | The bodies of Captain King and Edward Callender, of the wrecked schooner, were recovered near Paulville. |
This database is a cooperative effort of the Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology Association (WUAA), the Wisconsin Historical Society (WHS), and the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute. The project is spearheaded by WUAA member Russel Leitz, who helped develop a framework for the database and painstakingly combed through 54 years of the Ahnapee (Algoma) Record, 87 years of the Door County Advocate and 40 years of the Manitowoc Pilot for maritime news. The more than 50,000 references are the fruit of his labor alone.