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 | 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 | 1894-10-04 | 3 | The schooner Industry cleared last Sunday for Milwaukee, with a cargo of bark on account of her owner, Samuel Perry. | |
| 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 | 1894-07-19 | 3 | The schooner Industry arrived in port from the south, light, last Monday evening. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1894-07-05 | 3 | The schooners Industry and Lady Ellen are still lying in this port, awaiting freights. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1894-08-09 | 3 | The schooner Industry arrived in port, from Milwaukee, last Sunday. She will probably take on a cargo here for the south. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1894-08-30 | 3 | The schooner Industry still lies in this harbor, awaiting a freight. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1890-06-12 | 3 | The schooner Industry completed her repairs this week and loaded cedar for Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1891-04-30 | 3 | The schooner Industry cleared for Racine, last Saturday, with a cargo of shingles and posts. |
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.