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 | Tug | Industry | 1916-09-22 | 2 | Kewaunee. The schooner Jas. H. Hall arrived in Kewaunee in a sinking condition and in tow of the tug Sunrise. She was in such bad shape that the coast guard crew and the tug Industry were needed to save the schooner from sinking at her dock. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Industry | 1916-04-21 | 2 | Dredge Kewaunee finished her work at Kewaunee. The dredge and tug Industry left for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Industry | 1915-12-10 | 2 | Kewaunee. Arrived in port from Sturgeon Bay with two dump scows and went into ordinary for winter. She had been undergoing repairs at the Sturgeon Bay ship yards. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Industry | 1915-03-26 | 3 | Kewaunee. The tug Manitowoc cleared for Manitowoc to bring the dredge Kewaunee here to Kewaunee. The tug Industry also went to Manitowoc to assist the tug Manitowoc. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Industry | 1915-05-28 | 3 | Dredge Kewaunee and the tug Industry arrived in Two Rivers last week for dredging a channel in the Two River harbor. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1880-08-12 | 3 | Sam Perry loaded schs. Industry with 55 cords of bark, John Bean 5,000 ties and the Espindola with 45 cords of bark. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1876-11-23 | 8 | Cleared Ahnapee Nov. 21, wood. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1875-09-23 | 8 | Was safely moored in the harbor during the storm of Sunday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Industry | 1875-10-07 | 8 | Cleared during the week with a cargo of wood. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Industry | 1875-12-02 | 8 | Cleared on Friday last with wheat for Conway. |
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.