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 | 1896-07-30 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright cleared a week ago for Pentwater, Michigan, after a cargo of fruit. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1896-04-30 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright arrived here from Menominee, last Monday night, with a load of lumber for Henry Ghericke. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1896-04-02 | 3 | Has been fitted out for commission and her first trip will be to Menominee, Mich. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1895-03-28 | 3 | Will have part of a new stern put in, besides a new monkey rail on her port bow, and receive other repairs. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | J. W. Wright | 1895-04-25 | 3 | Left Monday on her first trip our this spring. She had on a cargo of farm produce, for Milwaukee, on her owners account. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1895-05-09 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright cleared yesterday for Menominee with a load of farm produce. The Wright will bring back a cargo of lumber. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1895-05-23 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright arrived here last Sunday with a cargo of lumber for H. Gericke. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1894-10-11 | 3 | Arrived with lumber from Menominee, and cleared for Pentwater, Mich., after a cargo of fruit. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1894-11-15 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright arrived here Monday from Menominee, with lumber for Capt. Jas. Tufts lumber yard. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1895-09-19 | 3 | Arrived in this port Saturday, from Michigan, with a cargo of fruits. |
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.