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 | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1890-09-18 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen is loaded with wood for Milwaukee, and is awaiting favorable weather. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1890-07-17 | 3 | The Lady Ellen cleared for Milwaukee Tuesday morning with wood and bark for Henry Gericke. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1890-12-11 | 3 | The scows Lady Ellen and William Finch arrived in port. A channel was cut through the ice for them. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1891-01-01 | 3 | Laid up here for the winter. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1891-06-18 | 3 | Arrived in port with part cargo of merchandise. She took a mixed cargo and expects to clear for Milwaukee to-day. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1891-06-11 | 3 | Arrived in port with a cargo of merchandise for there. She will clear Saturday with a mixed cargo for S. Perry and H. Gericke. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1891-05-21 | 3 | The Lady Ellen cleared for Milwaukee last Friday with wood for S. Perry and a deck load of bark for M. A. Kelsey for Milwaukee. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1891-04-16 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen is loading with wood for S. Perry. Her cargo is consigned to Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1883-04-26 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen went to Man., Monday with a cargo of lumber for Stern & Woerfel, of Forestville. It was the scow's first this season. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1890-05-01 | 3 | Scow Lady Ellen cleared Tuesday with cord wood and paving posts for S. Perry to 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.