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 | J. W. Wright | 1893-07-27 | 3 | Brought in a load of lumber from Menominee. It has taken on a cargo of farm produce, and will clear for Menominee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1893-08-03 | 3 | Captain Armstrong, the owner, is treating the vessel to a coat of paint and doing some necessary repair work. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1893-04-13 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright is fitted out ready for sea. The Wright will probably trade between this and northern ports during the coming season. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1893-04-27 | 3 | Loaded with a hold full of potatoes and farm produce and a deck load of shingles for Zastrow and Sanderman. Lost part of deck load in storm. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1893-06-01 | 3 | In port taking on a cargo of farm produce for northern ports. She will bring back plank for the city. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1893-05-04 | 3 | Was out in the storm but lost only 23 bunches, 5 3/4 thousand, shingles of her deck load. Reports had been exagggerated. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1892-10-20 | 3 | Arrived from Michigan with a cargo of fruit for Menominee and other north port cities. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1892-11-03 | 3 | Capt. Armstrong intends to purchase a cargo of Christmas trees for the southern market. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1892-08-18 | 3 | Arrived here with a cargo of lumber, for the Ahnapee Veneer & Seating Co. She cleared for Michigan after a cargo of fruit. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1892-08-04 | 3 | Arrived in this port from Menominee last Monday with a cargo of lath for S. Perry. The Wright will take on produce for the north. |
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.