Newspaper Search

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 1876-09-28 8 Cleared Ahnapee Sept. 23, supplies, etc.
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 1876-11-02 8 Cleared Ahnapee Oct. 31, lumber, hay, and machinery for Jacksonport.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Scow Lady Ellen 1881-08-04 3 Capt. John McDonald has sold his scow to Wm. Henry and Orrin Vose.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Schooner Lady Ellen 1881-04-28 3 From Kewaunee. Schooners H. Rand, Charlotte Raab, Lady Ellen, J. V. Taylor and Duncan City have loaded and cleared during the week.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Scow Lady Ellen 1881-04-14 3 The scow was launched at Foscoro and brought to this place to be repaired and repainted.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Scow Lady Ellen 1881-03-31 3 Capt. John McDonald left for Foscoro and will fit out the scow Lady Ellen.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Scow Lady Ellen 1880-09-23 3 The tug Piper, scow Lady Ellen, and schooner Hattie, the latter with apples, were in port this morning.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Scow Lady Ellen 1880-04-15 4 The scow Lady Ellen took a load of piles to Whitefish Bay last Friday.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Scow Lady Ellen 1880-04-22 3 She departed for Whitefish Bay with part of a load of piles. She will return with a load of lumber form Jacksonport for Sam Perry.

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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.

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