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 | 1891-11-26 | 3 | Cleared yesterday for Milwaukee and Chicago with a full load of Christmas trees. If weather is favorable she will winter here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1892-04-14 | 3 | Arrived from Chicago and laid here to have some necessary repair work done about the center board. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1893-06-01 | 3 | In port taking on a cargo of farm produce for northern ports. She will bring back plank for the city. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1893-04-27 | 3 | Loaded with a hold full of potatoes and farm produce and a deck load of shingles for Zastrow and Sanderman. Lost part of deck load in storm. | |
| 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 | 1892-11-10 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright has been stripped and will be laid up here for the winter. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1892-11-03 | 3 | Capt. Armstrong intends to purchase a cargo of Christmas trees for the southern market. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1893-04-13 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright is fitted out ready for sea. The Wright will probably trade between this and northern ports during the coming season. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1892-06-09 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright cleared last Sunday for Menominee with a cargo of produce. The Wright will bring a cargo of lumber. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1892-06-23 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright cleared for the north Sunday, with a cargo of produce. |
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.