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 | 1893-09-28 | 3 | Will take on a cargo of potatoes here for the south. Her next trip will be across the lake after a cargo of winter fruit. | |
| 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. | |
| 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 | 1893-08-03 | 3 | Captain Armstrong, the owner, is treating the vessel to a coat of paint and doing some necessary repair work. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1893-06-22 | 3 | Cleared with a cargo of butter, eggs and farm produce. Will bring a cargo of lumber from Menominee for parties here. | |
| 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 | 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 | 1892-09-08 | 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 | 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. |
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.