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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Wm. Finch | 1896-04-11 | 5 | Being fitted out | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Wm. Finch | 1890-07-17 | 3 | The scow Wm. Finch arrived from the south Monday, and left on Tuesday for Clay Banks to load with wood and bark, for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Wm. Finch | 1890-11-13 | 3 | The scow Wm. Finch, loaded with wood, laid in this port during the heavy gale last Saturday night. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Wm. Finch | 1891-01-08 | 3 | Capt. M. Wenninger will also do some necessary repair work on his vessel, the Wm. Finch. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Wm. Finch | 1890-04-10 | 3 | The scow Wm. Finch loaded 650 M cedar shingles for H. Derjen & Co. and left for Racine on Sunday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Wm. Finch | 1890-05-29 | 3 | The scow Wm. Finch loaded 650 M cedar shingles for H. Detjen & Co. on Saturday, and cleared for Racine Sunday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Wm. Finch | 1891-09-17 | 3 | Arrived from the north with a hold full of lumber, stopped here and loaded a deck load of shingles and cleared for the south. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Wm. Finch | 1891-07-23 | 3 | Is one of the craft that has steady freights this season. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Wm. Finch | 1891-04-16 | 3 | Is loaded with shingles for S. L. Hall and H. Detjen & Co. for Racine. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Wm. Finch | 1891-05-21 | 3 | The Wm. Finch arrived on Monday. She took on a cargo of posts for Henry Gericke, and will clear to-day. |
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.