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 | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1899-11-24 | 3 | The old hulk should be removed, as it makes a bad appearance. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1887-06-30 | 3 | Information on good record of schooner Industry, recently purchased by Orion Vose, formerly of scow Lady Ellen. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1887-05-05 | 2 | The Lady Ellen loaded at S. Perry's dock with 2,500 paving posts for Milwaukee. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1887-05-12 | 3 | The Lady Ellen, bound south, was in Manitowoc harbor from Sunday till Tuesday afternoon, wind bound. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1887-05-19 | 3 | Dan Henry will ship as mate on the Lady Ellen. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooners | Lady Ellen | 1887-06-02 | 3 | The schooners Industry, Eliza Day, Lady Ellen, Finch and Tempest were among the clerarances this week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1887-09-01 | 3 | The Lady Ellen arrived in port on Monday evening with a considerable quantity of merchandise for our merchants. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1887-08-11 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen arrived in port on Tuesday on her return trip from Milw. She had on a cargo of merchandise for our merchants. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1887-08-04 | 3 | The Lady Ellen arrived in port on Tuesday with a cargo of merchandise consigned to our merchants. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1887-11-10 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen is expected here to-day with a quantity of back freight for our merchants and also several barrels of apples. |
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.