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 | Tug | Industry | 1908-10-09 | 1 | The government tug Industry took one of the small scows that had been used on the harbor work, to Kewaunee Monday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Industry | 1909-04-23 | 4 | The tug Industry brought the government here from Kewaunee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Industry | 1909-11-26 | 1 | With a couple of dump scows in tow passed here enroute to Kewaunee where they will be put in winter quarters. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Gov. tug | Industry | 1907-05-31 | 1 | Gov. tug Industry came over from Sturgeon Bay canal to bring a scow and drilling outfit, to make soundings at this harbor. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Industry | 1912-05-10 | 7 | Tug Industry, dredge Algoma and their fleet taken to Oconto to deepen the Oconto harbor to a seventeen feet depth and excavating the turning basin. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1911-11-24 | 1 | Story of the rescue of the crew of the schooner Loomie Burton on Manitou Island. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Industry | 1911-12-08 | 1 | Capt. William Vollmer of the gov. dredge Algoma reported that the tug Industry had been sent to the dry dock at Sturgeon Bay to be given a thorough overhauling and rebuilding. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Industry | 1912-04-19 | 6 | Gov. steamer Manitowoc went into commission. The dredge Algoma and tug Industry are engaged in the work of deepening the channel between the piers at Kewaunee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Industry | 1912-03-15 | 7 | Is being repaired in Sturgeon Bay. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1877-05-03 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee May 5 from Chicago: Cleared May 6th for Chicago with 1,180 posts on account of vessel. |
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.