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 | 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 | Lady Ellen | 1892-05-26 | 3 | The Lady Ellen cleared yesterday for Milwaukee with a cargo of bark for S. Perry. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1892-04-28 | 3 | The schooner Lady Ellen returned from the south last Monday. She had been detained several days on the trip by adverse winds. | |
| 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 | 1892-06-16 | 3 | The Lady Ellen was damaged considerably in a collision with the schooner Wannette off Sheboygan. Both vessels continued. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1892-05-19 | 3 | The Lady Ellen was a Monday arrival. She took on a cargo of bark here for S. Perry, for 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 | 1893-03-30 | 3 | Captain Orin Vose disposed of his interest in the Lady Ellen to Captain William Henry who now owns the whole of the vessel. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1893-04-20 | 3 | The Lady Ellen lies in this harbor awaiting favorable winds for sailing south. She has on a cargo of bark for Henry Gericke, 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.