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 | 1896-09-03 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright came in Sunday from Menominee. She had on lumber. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1896-05-28 | 3 | The schooners J. W. Wright took a cargo of hay to Menominee last Sunday for the W. Seyk Co. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1896-05-07 | 3 | Loaded with baled hay Friday last and cleared for Menominee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1896-04-02 | 3 | Has been fitted out for commission and her first trip will be to Menominee, Mich. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1895-10-10 | 3 | Brought a cargo of fruit from Michigan, which Capt. Armstrong, owner, is disposing of to parties here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1895-12-05 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright cleared for Racine last Saturday, with a cargo of Christmas trees. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1895-10-31 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright arrived here from Pentwater, Mich., with a cargo of fruit, last Saturday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1899-05-05 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright came in here from Marinette with a cargo of 23,000 feet of hemlock lumber for H. Grimm | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1896-08-06 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright arrived from Menominee today, and will clear tomorrow for the Michigan shore for a load of fruit. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1896-08-27 | 3 | She brought a lot of fruit and also had on board E. C. Camneron's household goods. |
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.