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 | 1877-06-28 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee June 23 from Manitowoc, mdse. Cleared 25th for Manitowoc with 12 cords of stone. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1876-08-31 | 8 | Is hauling frame of new sawmill for Samuel Hall. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1876-09-28 | 8 | Cleared from this port last Saturday for Jacksonport with the material for Hall's new mill at that point. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1876-10-05 | 8 | Has been chartered to carry several loads of timber from Horn's Pier to this port for the new bridge. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1876-10-26 | 8 | Brought up an engine and other machinery from Kewaunee on Tuesday for Hall's new mill at Jacksonport. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1876-12-07 | 8 | On Sat. Capt. John McDonald, cleared this port for Chicago with a cargo of fish, for Geo. McDonald, and Christmas trees on owner's account. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1876-12-07 | 8 | Cleared Ahnapee Dec. 2, for Chicago with fish and evergreens. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1877-01-04 | 8 | Captain John McDonald had to leave the Lady Ellen in Chicago for the winter. He couldn't get it back here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1877-03-22 | 8 | Captain John McDonald and George McDonald left for Chicago to fit out schooner. | |
| 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. |
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.