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 | 1892-09-01 | 3 | The Lady Ellen cleared yesterday forenoon for Milwaukee, with a cargo of ties for H. Gericke. | ||
| 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 | 1892-10-13 | 3 | Arrived with a back freight consisting of coal and merchandise. She will probably be loaded here with a mixed timber freight for the south. | ||
| 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 | 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 | Lady Ellen | 1895-09-12 | 3 | Took on a cargo of baled hay here for Geo. Bottkol & Bros., for Menominee. Her sailing was delayed by northerly winds. | ||
| 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 | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1895-06-20 | 3 | The schooner Lady Ellen arrived Saturday from Menominee, with a cargo of lumber for Paul Gablowsky & Co. | |
| 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. |
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.