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 | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1894-04-12 | 3 | Will be placed in commission within a few days. She will be commanded by her owner, Capt. Wm. Henry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1893-11-23 | 3 | Has not yet been dismantled for winter. She will make one more trip to Milwaukee this season. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1891-08-27 | 3 | The Lady Ellen went south with posts last Friday. She arrived here again yesterday with a full cargo of merchandise for dealers here. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1893-09-28 | 3 | The Lady Ellen took on a cargo of hemlock bark for Henry Gericke, for Milwaukee, and cleared for that port last Monday. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1895-03-28 | 3 | Will receive some , though not extensive repairs. Capt. Wm. Henry, owner, will command that vessel this year. | |
| 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 | 1895-05-16 | 3 | Repair is about finished. She will go to Menominee for a cargo of lumber for James Tufts. | |
| 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 | Lady Ellen | 1895-08-08 | 3 | The Lady Ellen is in port here awaiting a cargo. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1895-08-01 | 3 | Here awaiting freight. She is only idle awaiting freights. |
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.