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 | 1895-05-09 | 3 | Capt. Wm. Henry has had his vessel, the Lady Ellen partly hauled out, to permit of necessary repairs to her bow being made. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1895-06-27 | 3 | Arrived Monday from Menominee, with a cargo of lumber, etc. She loaded baled hay for Geo. Bottkol & Bro., for Menominee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1895-07-25 | 3 | Arrived with a cargo of lumber for dealers here. She cleared with a cargo of hay. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1895-07-18 | 3 | Took lumber from the schooner Mariner after the Mariner sprung a leak and was run on the beach at Grass Island. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1895-09-12 | 3 | Was out in the direct path of the gale. One of her topmasts was badly sprung and was broken near the foot. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1895-09-19 | 3 | The Lady Ellen cleared Monday for Menominee, with a cargo of baled hay for Geo. Bottkol & Bro. | ||
| 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 | 1882-12-07 | 3 | The tugs Two Davids and Betsey, and the scow Lady Ellen have gone into winter quarters here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1882-11-16 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen cleared for Milwaukee, Monday, with a cargo conissting of wood posts and 100 barrels of fish for F. Swaty & Son. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1882-10-19 | 3 | Brought in coal for Tifft and Hay, and took on 30 tons of hay for Mrs. H. Fax and will bring back lath and lumber for Swaty & McDonald. |
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.