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 | 1885-08-20 | 3 | The schooner Lady Ellen took out a cargo of cedar posts on Monday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1885-05-21 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen lay in the harbor during Sunday's storm. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1885-05-07 | 3 | The scow arrived in port Sunday evening with a supply of iron and coal for Tifft & Hay. She also had back freight. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1884-11-27 | 3 | Cargo of salt fish taken to Milwaukee for fishermen from this place and Clay Banks and sold for $3 per package. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1884-11-13 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen is loading with fish for our dealers, to-day. She will take them to Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1884-11-06 | 3 | The schooner Lady Ellen cleared for Sheboygan with a load of lumber for A. Woerfel, Wednesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1884-09-04 | 3 | Schooner Lady Ellen came in port on Sunday, with oil. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1884-09-18 | 3 | Schooner Lady Ellen cleared with wood Wednesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1885-04-30 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen cleared for Milwaukee with a load of potatoes and M. T. ?rrets, Sunday night. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1884-12-04 | 3 | Came into port from the south Monday evening. She was "stripped" and placed in winter quarters by her owners the following day. |
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.