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 | 1877-06-21 | 10 | Arrived at Ahnapee June 17 from Manitowoc. Cleared 18th for Jacksonport. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1877-06-21 | 10 | Cleared June 15th for Manitowoc with 11 cds of stone | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1877-06-14 | 8 | Wm. Henry has doffed his fishing suit and donned a sailor's. The Lady Ellen has prospered since he has joined her crew. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1877-05-03 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee May 10 from Two Rivers with 15 M of lath, 3 M siding, 19 doors for John Meverden. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1877-05-17 | 8 | Cleared May 11th for Manitowoc with 10 cds. Of stone. Arrived at Ahnapee May 16 from Manitowoc. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1899-11-10 | 3 | Scow, which has been laying in the river for a number of years, had her spars taken out. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1900-04-20 | 1 | The old hulk still lies in the river between Second and Fourth street bridges. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1889-07-11 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen loaded bark for Henry Gericke also to Milwaukee, on Monday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1889-08-01 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen loaded 50,000 feet of hardwood lumber for Zastrow & Co., to Milwaukee, on Saturday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1888-12-06 | 3 | Arrived from Milwaukee with freight for merchants here, and the cargo was filled out with apples, on owners' 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.