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 | Industry | 1900-05-18 | 1 | Hans Elison and Eli Nelson of Sturgeon Bay on Tuesday purchased the schooner Industry from Samuel Perry for $550. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1899-08-11 | 3 | The schooner Industry returned on Wednesday morning from the south, where she had delivered a load of tan bark. She is now in port awaiting a charter. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1899-07-21 | 3 | The schooner Industry loaded bark and hay here, the first of the week for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1899-04-28 | 3 | The schooner Industry, Capt. Wm. Henry, was loaded with cedar posts Tuesday, and will deliver them to Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1899-05-12 | 3 | The schooners Industry and Charlie J. Smith both loaded hay here Monday for the Menominee market. The hay was shipped by Seyk & Co., of this city. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1899-04-28 | 3 | The schooners Industry and Bell of Sturgeon Bay, that wintered here, were fitted out last Saturday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1898-11-11 | 3 | The schooner Industry was in port with a load of lumber for Henry Grimm. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1898-10-07 | 3 | The schooner Industry was in port the first of the week. She had on oil and cement for S. Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Industry | 1898-09-09 | 3 | Among the vessel which sought shelter were the Gregory, Bock, Emily and Eliza, Germany and Industry. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1898-07-01 | 3 | The schooners Chas. N. Smith, Industry and Pearl unloaded cargoes of lumber here the first days of the week. It was brought here from Menominee, 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.