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 | James Hall | 1915-04-30 | 1 | Arrived in port with a cargo of 75 cord wood for owner S. H. Newman. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | James Hall | 1915-08-20 | 1 | The schooner James Hall lay in port several days while returning to Washington Island from a trip to Sheboygan. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | James Hall | 1915-06-25 | 1 | Schooners Westcott of Milwaukee , H. D. Davis of Menominee, Cora A. with wood and the James Hall with miscellaneous cargo, were all in port on Wednesday | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | James Hall | 1916-10-06 | 5 | Capt. Frank Chapek and Capt. S. H. Newman went over to Sturgeon Bay last Saturday afternoon to look over the schooner James Hall which is in the dry docks there. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | James Hall | 1916-07-28 | 1 | No trace found of Gilbert Goodlet who is believed to have been lost overboard Friday night. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | James Hall | 1914-12-18 | 1 | In port for shelter. She had loaded Christmas trees at Sturgeon Bay and Baileys Harbor for a total of 6,000 trees. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | James Hall | 1914-07-17 | 1 | Unloaded a cargo of 85 cords of bolts for the Plumbers Woodwork Co. An unloading device recently purchased was described. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | James Hall | 1913-10-03 | 4 | A brisk head wind brought the Cook and Stafford in and the James Hall brought a load of salt. The gasoline boat Wanderer of Marinette was in with a load of Michigan fruit. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | James Hall | 1915-05-07 | 2 | Kewaunee. Fifty barrels of salt were left local merchants Monday by the schooner James Hall which arrived here Sunday evening from Ludington, Mich. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | James Hall | 1915-04-16 | 3 | First sailing vessel to make this port this season. She is one of few remaining sailing vessels. |
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.