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 | 1895-04-25 | 3 | The schooners Industry and William Finch were headed off by a change of the wind and ran back to this port. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1895-03-28 | 3 | Information being done on the schooner. Capt. Wm. Henry is owner. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1894-08-23 | 3 | The schooner Industry is laying in this harbor awaiting freights. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1894-10-18 | 3 | The schooner Industry came in Sunday with a cargo of lumber from Menominee for her owner, Samuel Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1894-09-27 | 3 | The schooner Industry arrived in this harbor on Tuesday, from Frankfort, Mich., with a cargo of salt for her owner, Samuel Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1892-10-06 | 3 | The schooner Industry cleared Monday for Chicago with a cargo of hemlock ties for Samuel Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1892-10-20 | 3 | Arrived with a cargo of salt, cleared last Monday for Chicago with a cargo of ties, for Samuel Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1893-05-18 | 3 | The schooner Industry which arrived here last week, cleared Saturday for Ludington, Mich., after a cargo of salt for Samuel Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1893-04-20 | 3 | In with a cargo of lumber for the Ahanpee Furniture Co. It has loaded cedar ties for Samuel Perry and will clear for Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1893-05-25 | 3 | In port with a cargo of lumber from Jacksonport for 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.