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 | 1894-09-20 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright cleared Monday for the north, having on a cargo of farm produce and fruit. | |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 1894-05-17 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright is taking on a cargo for north. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1894-08-02 | 3 | Arrived here from Menominee Tuesday, with a cargo of lumber. The Wright will sail from here to Horseshoe Bay for a load of slabs. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1894-03-29 | 3 | Work nearing completion. Part of the deck beams were taken out and new ones substituted. New decks are now being put in. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1893-10-05 | 3 | Loaded potatoes here for the account of the vessel's owner, Capt. Wm. Armstrong. The cargo will be taken to South Chicago. |
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.