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 Lady Ellen 1892-03-31 3 One of vessels wintered here. She has been painted and is now being fitted out.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Lady Ellen 1892-04-07 3 Fitted out some days ago. She has taken on a cargo of bark for Henry Gericke, and is awaiting favorable winds for sailing south.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Lady Ellen 1892-08-04 3 The Lady Ellen arrived from Milwaukee last Sunday. She brought the boiler for the Ahnapee Veneer & Seating Co's plant.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Lady Ellen 1892-08-25 3 The steam barge Mary Mills spent last Sunday in this port. The Mills was bound north, light.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Lady Ellen 1892-06-23 3 Repaired from the collision with the schooner Wanette. She loaded a cargo of posts for Henry Gericke, for Sheboygan and Milwaukee.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Lady Ellen 1892-06-09 3 The Lady Ellen cleared for Milwaukee last Monday. She had on a cargo for S. Perry.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Lady Ellen 1892-09-29 3 The Lady Ellen cleared for Sheboygan with posts and merchandise for Sheboygan.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Lady Ellen 1892-09-15 3 Is loading with posts for A. Froemming for Sheboygan. She will also take the stock of drugs and store fixtures owned by Mrs. S. E. Logencrantz.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Lady Ellen 1892-10-20 3 The Lady Ellen was a Saturday arrival from the south. She was loaded Tuesday with ties for henry Gericke, for Milwaukee.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Schooner Lady Ellen 1897-07-29 3 The schooner Lady Ellen departed for Menominee Saturday, light.

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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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