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 | 1893-10-12 | 3 | The Lady Ellen arrived yesterday from the south with a full cargo of coal and merchandise for parties in this city. | ||
| 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 | 1893-09-14 | 3 | One of vessels in this harbor within the past few days. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1893-11-30 | 3 | Capt. William Henry has, it is reported , decided not to take his vessel out again this fall. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1894-07-05 | 3 | The schooners Industry and Lady Ellen are still lying in this port, awaiting freights. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1894-08-16 | 3 | The schooner Lady Ellen arrived here Sunday from Milwaukee. She will take on a cargo here for the south. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1894-08-23 | 3 | The schooner Lady Ellen cleared Monday for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1894-03-15 | 3 | May not be fitted out for commission at the opening of the season. Owner Capt. Wm. Henry says lake business not too bright. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1894-04-19 | 3 | Will be supplied with a new main mast, the work of placing it now being under way. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1892-06-02 | 3 | The Lady Ellen arrived from Milwaukee Monday with a part cargo of merchandise. She will load here with bark for S. Perry for Milwaukee. |
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.