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 | J. W. Wright | 1882-06-22 | 3 | Arrived with merchandise and cleared for Milwaukee with 3 cords of wood and 1,000 posts for S. Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1882-05-04 | 3 | J. W. Wright, of Green Bay, in with full cargo of freight from Milwaukee. She struck the harbor pier and damaged her headgear. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1882-04-27 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright cleared for Milwaukee with a miscellaneous cargo for M. Teweles, Friday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1882-03-30 | 3 | Schooner J. W. Wright took on a mixed cargo, consisting of wheat, potatoes &c., for M. Teweles and cleared for Milwaukee Monday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1900-07-27 | 1 | The schooner J. W. Wright arrived in port Thursday afternoon with a cargo of salt for local merchants. The salt came from across the lake. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1900-06-15 | 1 | Schooners Merchant and J. W. Wright arrived with lumber for H. Grimm and H. Gericke. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1900-06-01 | 1 | The schooner J. W. Wright arrived here Sunday night with a cargo of lumber for H. Gericke. The lumber was shipped from Menominee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1899-11-24 | 3 | In port with part of a cargo of apples which he sold for 50 cents per bushel, the apples being of a poor quality. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1899-10-13 | 3 | The schooner came in with a load of fruit. She left for Menominee to dispose of the balance of her cargo. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1882-09-07 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright came into port Tuesday, with a load of fruits from the Michigan shore. She is still in port. |
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.