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 | Wm. Finch | 1894-08-16 | 3 | The schooner Wm. Finch cleared from this port with a cargo of shingles for Racine. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Wm. Finch | 1894-07-12 | 3 | Vessel has arrived in this port. | |
| 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 | 1891-04-30 | 3 | The scow Wm. Finch is in port. She has on a cargo of shingles from Sturgeon Bay for Racine | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Wm. Finch | 1891-08-13 | 3 | Into port Thurs. and has been wind bound here since She is bound for Clay Banks after a load of lumber and shingles for James Tufft. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Wm. Finch | 1891-05-28 | 3 | The Wm. Finch came into port yesterday and is loading shingles for the West Shore Lumber Company, for Racine. | ||
| 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 | 1891-10-15 | 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 | 1891-11-26 | 3 | Arrived in port having on a part cargo of coal for parties here. |
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.