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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Ellen Stevenson | 1875-10-28 | 3 | Arr. Oct. 23rd, Manistee, 30m lumber, 100m shingles Cl. Oct. 23rd, Manistee, sundries | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Ellen Stevenson | 1881-10-27 | 3 | To go into dry dock to have her bottom caulked | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Ellen Stevenson | 1883-04-26 | 3 | Old ton. (43.92) compared with the present (41.73) with new arrangement. Lying here | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Ellen Stevenson | 1882-04-20 | 3 | The sch. Ellen Stevenson, of Sheboygan, arrived the 16th and loaded grain for L. J. Conway & Son. She will clear to-day for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Ellen Stevenson | 1886-09-30 | 3 | The Ellen Stevenson was in port on Wed. and loaded a cargo of baled hay for L. J. Conway & Son, which was consigned to northern ports. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Ellen Stevenson | 1875-09-16 | 3 | Arrived Sept. 14th, Milw., light | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Ellen Stevenson | 1877-07-19 | 3 | Arrived July 11, Little Traverse, 32c bark. Cleared July 11, Little Traverse, Sunds | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Ellen Stevenson | 1883-02-08 | 3 | Owned wholly or in part in Manitowoc - 44 tons | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Ellen Stevenson | 1883-06-21 | 3 | Capt. Jas. Stevenson sold his schooner to a Manistee man for $2,000 | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Ellen Stevenson | 1882-06-08 | 3 | From Kewaunee. The schooner Ellen Stevenson cleared with a cargo of wheat for L. J. Conway & Son., Monday. |
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.