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 | Lady Ellen | 1875-10-07 | 8 | Lady Ellen and Whisky Pete owned by Capt. John McDonald. Waiting for better weather to supply stone for the harbor piers. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1875-11-11 | 8 | Capt. John McDonald, brought a cargo of wet wheat from the wreck of the Sea bird, at Horn's Pier, on Friday. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1875-11-11 | 8 | Arrived Wednesday night from Foscoro with a cargo of lumber. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1875-12-09 | 8 | After being stripped and laid up, was again fitted out for business by Capt. John McDonald. Is in the harbor awaiting, we know not what. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1880-04-01 | 4 | Has been fitted out for commission and cleared for Kewaunee on Monday morning. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1877-01-04 | 8 | Captain John McDonald had to leave the Lady Ellen in Chicago for the winter. He couldn't get it back here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1877-01-04 | 8 | Was measured by the Government officials on her last trip and found to be 38 tons burthen. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1876-10-26 | 8 | Brought up an engine and other machinery from Kewaunee on Tuesday for Hall's new mill at Jacksonport. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1876-10-05 | 8 | Cleared Ahnapee Oct. 3, light. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1876-12-07 | 8 | On Sat. Capt. John McDonald, cleared this port for Chicago with a cargo of fish, for Geo. McDonald, and Christmas trees on owner's account. |
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.