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 | 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 | 1893-05-25 | 3 | Arrived with 650 barrels of salt for her owner, Samuel Perry. It cleared for the north to receive a cargo of cedar for the south. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1893-04-13 | 3 | The schooner Industry, owned by Samuel Perry, was the first craft to pass through the bridge Monday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1893-03-30 | 3 | Owned by S. Perry, is being fitted out. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Industry | 1895-05-30 | 3 | Took on a cargo of wood for Samuel Perry, for Milwaukee and cleared Sunday. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1895-06-13 | 3 | The schooner Industry arrived Tuesday evening from Menominee with a cargo of lumber for account of the owner of the vessel, S. Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1895-05-09 | 3 | The schooner Industry cleared Monday night for Milwaukee, with a cargo of wood for her owner, Sam'l Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1895-05-09 | 3 | The schooners Industry and Finch were headed off by south winds, and ran back Tuesday to await favorable winds and weather. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1894-12-13 | 3 | The schooners Industry and Wm. Finch have been put in winter quarters here. Owners of each given. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1895-03-28 | 3 | Information being done on the schooner. Capt. Wm. Henry is owner. |
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.