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 | 1882-10-12 | 3 | Vessels arrived and cleared this port. Wood for F. Swaty & Son. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1882-11-09 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen came in yesterday with a cargo of lumber for Swaty & McDonald. | |
| 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 | 1890-07-24 | 3 | Returned from the south Tuesday with considerable freight for our merchants, and is loading wood at Gericke's dock for Milw. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1890-05-29 | 3 | The scows Lady Ellen and Wm. Finch both arrived on Thursday morning, from the south and will load here. | |
| 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. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1891-10-15 | 3 | In port with a full load of back freight consisting of merchandise for dealers here. She will load bark and posts for J. H. Lockhart, for Milw. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1891-09-03 | 3 | Took on a cargo of cedar posts here last Saturday for Samuel Perry, for Milwaukee. In Milw. Harbor her yawl was stove in. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1891-11-26 | 3 | Besides the Finch and Lady Ellen, it is probable that two or three other crafts will go into winter quarters in our harbor. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1891-12-31 | 3 | Arrived in port with a large lot of merchandise. She was hauled up through the bridge, and will probably be placed in winter quarters. |
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.