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 | 1898-06-17 | 3 | The schooner Industry arrived in port today with a cargo of 550 barrels of salt for S. Perry. The cargo was brought from across the lake. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Industry | 1915-03-26 | 3 | Kewaunee. The tug Manitowoc cleared for Manitowoc to bring the dredge Kewaunee here to Kewaunee. The tug Industry also went to Manitowoc to assist the tug Manitowoc. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Industry | 1915-05-28 | 3 | Dredge Kewaunee and the tug Industry arrived in Two Rivers last week for dredging a channel in the Two River harbor. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Industry | 1913-10-17 | 5 | Tug Industry left Milwaukee to tow the big new gov. dredge Kewaunee to this port. The dredge Algoma has been placed in winter quarters. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Industry | 1913-12-12 | 1 | The big new dredge Kewaunee arrived at her home port in tow of the tugs Manitowoc and Industry last Tuesday and was towed to the gov. docks for winter quarters. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Industry | 1916-04-07 | 2 | The tug Industry was paced in commission last week and has since been doing preliminary work about the government ship yards. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Industry | 1915-11-26 | 2 | Kewaunee. The government dredge Kewaunee with its scows and in tow of the tug Industry, arrived here Saturday night to go into winter quarters. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Industry | 1915-08-13 | 8 | From Green Bay Press Gazette. Tug Industry towing a dredge arrived in port and the dredge will remove sand at the entrance to the harbor. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Industry | 1916-10-27 | 2 | Kewaunee. The dredge Kewaunee in tow of the tug Manitowoc and the scows in charge of the Industry left for Milwaukee Saturday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Industry | 1916-10-06 | 3 | Engineer Henry Devine of the government tug Industry went over to Sturgeon Bay Saturday to spend the weekend with his family. |
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.