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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Door County Advocate | Lady Ellen | 1886-11-04 | 3 | Towed in by tug George Nelson | ||
| Door County Advocate | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1898-06-25 | 1 | Appears to have outlived usefullness | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Lady Ellen | 1890-10-14 | 3 | Sought shelter in the harbor on Saturday | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1877-04-19 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee April 15 from Manitowoc with 29 bbls flour, 35 bbls land plaster, 80 doors and mdse: Cleared 16 for Manitowoc. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1877-04-12 | 8 | Arrived Ahnapee April 6 from Chicago 8 m lumber, 5 ton feed, 20 bbl mdse. Cleared 11th for Manitowoc. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1877-11-08 | 8 | Cleared Nov. 2 for Clay Banks with mdse for F. Paarman & Kesner. Arrived at Ahnapee Nov. 4 from Clay Banks. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1877-08-23 | 8 | Cleared 18th for Two Rivers with 12 cds. Of stone. Arrived at Ahnapee Aug 21 from Two Rivers. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1877-09-27 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee Sept. 21 from Two Rivers with timber for harbor. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1877-08-02 | 8 | Matt Brown went into the lake while passing from the Lady Ellen to the pier at Foscoro. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1877-07-26 | 8 | Capt. McDonald reports that the Lady Ellen has put 50 cds. Of stone in the cribs at Sturgeon Bay in the last two or three days. |
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.