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 | Wm. Finch | 1892-11-10 | 3 | Loaded with shingles for S. L. Hall & Co, and Zastrow & Sanderman, for Racine, Capt. Wenninger owner and master of the Finch. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Wm. Finch | 1892-09-22 | 3 | The Wm. Finch arrived in this harbor last Saturday, after a cargo of shingles for S. L. Hall and Sanderman & Zastrow, for Racine. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Wm. Finch | 1892-03-31 | 3 | Capt, Michael Wenniger was cutting a piece of timber, with an ax, on his vessel when the ax rebounded and cut a 2" gash in his head. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Wm. Finch | 1892-04-28 | 3 | Got off the latter part of last week, after being detained several days by head winds. She had a cargo of shingles for S. L. Hall for Racine. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Wm. Finch | 1891-11-26 | 3 | Is south but is expected back as soon as the wind is favorable. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Wm. Finch | 1891-10-15 | 3 | Arrived in port from the south. She is taking on a cargo of wood and posts, for Henry Gericke, for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Wm. Finch | 1891-10-29 | 2 | Is taking on a cargo of shingles for S. L. Hall for Racine, | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Wm. Finch | 1891-11-12 | 3 | The Wm. Finch went out yesterday bound north light. She will load at Bay View where a cargo was awaiting her arrival. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Wm. Finch | 1897-04-15 | 3 | Frank McDonald has purchased the schooner Wm. Finch from Michael Wenniger. Mr. McDonald will refit the Finch and offer it for sale. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Wm. Finch | 1895-06-13 | 3 | The schooner Wm. Finch cleared Tuesday for Racine. |
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.
