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 | 1892-09-01 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright arrived from Menominee yesterday with lumber for F. Kwapil. She goes across the lake after a cargo of Michigan apples. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1892-06-02 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright arrived from Menominee on Tuesday, with a cargo of lumber for S. Perry. The Wright will take on produce for the north. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1892-04-14 | 3 | Arrived from Chicago and laid here to have some necessary repair work done about the center board. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1894-09-20 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright cleared Monday for the north, having on a cargo of farm produce and fruit. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1894-08-16 | 3 | Arrived with a cargo of fruit from Michigan. The Wright cleared Tuesday for Menominee, having sold a part of her cargo here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1894-08-09 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright cleared Wednesday of this week, for Pentwater, Mich., after a cargo of fruit. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1895-03-28 | 3 | Will have part of a new stern put in, besides a new monkey rail on her port bow, and receive other repairs. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1894-12-13 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright, Capt. Wm. Armstrong owner and master, has been placed in winter quarters in this harbor. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | J. W. Wright | 1894-11-15 | 3 | The J. W. Wright is taking on a cargo of shingles for Paul Gablowsky & Co, for Racine. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1895-05-09 | 3 | Arrived from Milwaukee with a cargo of back freight and took on farm produce for Menominee, will load lumber there for 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.