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 | 1893-05-25 | 3 | In port taking on farm produce for North Michigan points. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1893-05-04 | 3 | Was out in the storm but lost only 23 bunches, 5 3/4 thousand, shingles of her deck load. Reports had been exagggerated. | |
| 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 | 1893-08-31 | 3 | In port with a cargo of fruit. Capt. Armstrong disposed of a part of the cargo here, and took the balance to northern ports. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1893-07-27 | 3 | Brought in a load of lumber from Menominee. It has taken on a cargo of farm produce, and will clear for Menominee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1892-10-20 | 3 | Arrived from Michigan with a cargo of fruit for Menominee and other north port cities. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1892-10-13 | 3 | Arrived from Menominee with a cargo of lumber for S. H. Newman. The Wright sailed Sunday for the east shore. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1892-09-08 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright was in this port last Sunday, but cleared for Michigan ports the same day. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1892-09-22 | 3 | Arrived with a cargo of fruit from Michigan and disposed a part of the fruit here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1892-08-25 | 3 | Sold a part of the cargo of fruit here. Will sail with the first fair wind for Menominee, where the balance of the cargo will be sold. |
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.