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 | 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 | 1887-10-13 | 3 | The scow arrived in port minus a part of her foretopmast lo9st by a collision with a barge in the harbor at Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Wm. Finch | 1887-07-21 | 3 | Cleared with bark for H. Gericke. | |
| 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 | At Ahnapee. Arrived Sat., Sheboygan, 200 bags land plaster; | |
| 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 | 1889-12-05 | 3 | Arrived from Chicago, making the run in exactly 24 hours. She will by stripped and go into winter quarters here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Wm. Finch | 1889-10-03 | 3 | The Wm. Finch was detained several days on the last trip on account of having to wait for a load of lumber from Clay Banks. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Wm. Finch | 1884-11-20 | 3 | The schooner Wm. Finch, of Chicago, came into the harbor yesterday and will go into winter quarters 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.