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 | J. W. Wright | 1894-11-15 | 3 | The J. W. Wright is taking on a cargo of shingles for Paul Gablowsky & Co, for Racine. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | J. W. Wright | 1895-04-18 | 3 | Has been fitted out and loaded with potatoes and other farm produce, and awaiting favorable wind and weather. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1894-12-13 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright, Capt. Wm. Armstrong owner and master, has been placed in winter quarters in this harbor. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1894-04-05 | 3 | She has taken on a part cargo of farm produce, and will make her first trip to Menominee, probably bringing back a load of lumber. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1894-08-09 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright cleared Wednesday of this week, for Pentwater, Mich., after a cargo of fruit. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1894-08-16 | 3 | Arrived with a cargo of fruit from Michigan. The Wright cleared Tuesday for Menominee, having sold a part of her cargo here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1894-04-26 | 3 | Cleared for Menominee, having on eggs, butter and farm produce for that port. She will bring back lumber for the new lumber yard. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1893-11-23 | 3 | Captain Wm. Armstrong owner and master, has gone into winter quarters in this harbor. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1893-09-21 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright, which arrived here from across the lake with a load of fruit, cleared last Friday for the north. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1893-06-08 | 3 | Cleared with a cargo of farm produce. The Wright will bring a cargo of lumber from Menominee to be used for street purposes. |
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.