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 | 1889-08-01 | 3 | The Wm. Finch took a cargo of tan bark and cordwood for S. Perry to Milwaukee on the same date. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Wm. Finch | 1889-09-19 | 3 | The scow Wm. Finch was in port on Sunday and Monday, bound to Horse Shoe Bay to load with wood on owners account, for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Wm. Finch | 1889-10-31 | 3 | Scow Wm. Finch arrived on Wednesday at noon, with a small load of back freight for Tifft & Hay. She will load with cedar posts. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Wm. Finch | 1887-10-20 | 3 | The scow Wm. Finch has had a new fore topmast made, to replace the one broken by a collision. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Wm. Finch | 1888-05-10 | 3 | On first trip, caught in the gale off Sheboygan, splitting his mainsail and carrying away his main boom. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Wm. Finch | 1887-09-22 | 3 | The scow Wm. Finch loaded with a cargo of wood left this port for the south on Monday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Wm. Finch | 1887-08-25 | 3 | In port. Bound for Clay Banks, but was obliged to make this harbor on account of contrary winds. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Wm. Finch | 1887-04-14 | 3 | While docked, a waterlogged scow broke loose and stove a hole in her. She sank rapidly. Raised and repaired for $30. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Wm. Finch | 1887-05-19 | 3 | The schooner Wm. Finch cleared for Milwaukee on Monday with a cargo of 2,000 cedar posts on owners account. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Wm. Finch | 1887-07-21 | 3 | Cleared with bark for H. Gericke. |
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.