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 | 1897-04-22 | 3 | Capt. John Peterson has command with Preston Smith is mate. It cleared for Menominee after a load of lumber for her owner Samuel Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1897-09-09 | 3 | Capt. Henry now has charge of S. Perry's schooner Industry which was recently overhauled and cleaned throughout. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1897-04-29 | 3 | The schooner Industry came in port last Sunday loaded with lumber from Menominee for her owner, S. Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Industry | 1897-06-24 | 3 | The Industry came in port from the south Tuesday. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1897-07-29 | 3 | The schooner Industry is idle at the present time. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1896-04-09 | 3 | Owned by Samuel Perry. Will not be fitted out due to dullness in the line of freights. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1895-07-18 | 3 | The schooner Industry, owned by Samuel Perry, of this place, is freighting tan bark from Onekema, Mich., to Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1895-09-12 | 3 | The schooner Industry cleared last Monday for Ludington, Mich., after a cargo of salt for her owner, Samuel Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1895-10-10 | 3 | She has been loaded with hemlock and tamarack ties by her owner, S. Perry, for Sheboygan. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1895-09-19 | 3 | Arrived from Michigan with a cargo of salt on account of her owner, Samuel Perry. |
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.