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 | 1880-09-09 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen was in port a few days this week. She will take out a load of stone to-day for the canal. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1880-04-22 | 3 | She departed for Whitefish Bay with part of a load of piles. She will return with a load of lumber form Jacksonport for Sam Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1880-04-15 | 4 | Taken out loads from this port. Scow Lady Ellen, to-day, piles, for the Whitefish Bay pier. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1880-05-06 | 3 | The schooners Belle Laurie and Mary R. Ann and scow Lady Ellen each loaded with lumber at Kewaunee last Saturday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1912-07-19 | 1 | The Lady Ellen and the Spartan hulks obstruct the river channel in Algoma. | ||
| Door County Advocate | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1882-08-03 | 3 | Loaded with lumber | |
| Door County Advocate | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1880-05-20 | 3 | Hauling stone for harbor piers | |
| Door County Advocate | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1877-12-27 | 3 | Of Ahnapee - cleared $656 for its owner this season | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1877-04-19 | 3 | Arrived Apr. 17th, Chicago, light. Cleared Apr. 17th, Ahnapee, sunds. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1895-09-05 | 2 | Arrived, Ahnapee, cheese boxes. Departed, Ahnapee, light. |
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.