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 | 1898-07-29 | 3 | The schooner Industry cleared this week for a northern Michigan port, where she will load with bark for Jas. Tufts for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Industry | 1898-06-24 | 3 | The Industry cleared for Menominee Wednesday, with a cargo of hay for her owner, S. Perry. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1898-06-03 | 3 | In port Saturday with lumber for S. Perry. She left for Jacksonport after hardwood lumber for Mr. Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1898-05-20 | 3 | The schooner Industry cleared on Saturday ofr Menominee with a cargo of hay shipped by Shaw Bros. She brought back lumber for S. Perry. | |
| 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 | 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 | Industry | 1897-05-20 | 3 | The Industry returned from Milwaukee Sunday afternoon, where she had been with a cargo of posts. Capt. Peterson and Frank Kohlbeck had charge of her. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Industry | 1916-04-21 | 2 | Dredge Kewaunee finished her work at Kewaunee. The dredge and tug Industry left for Milwaukee. |
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.