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 | 1896-04-23 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen cleared yesterday for Egg Harbor. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1896-08-13 | 3 | The schooner Lady Ellen came in from Menominee last Friday loaded with lumber. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1896-06-04 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen cleared last Saturday for Menominee, after a cargo of lumber for parties here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1896-08-06 | 3 | The scows Lady Ellen and W. Finch cleared for Menominee last Saturday after lumber for parties here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1895-03-28 | 3 | Will receive some , though not extensive repairs. Capt. Wm. Henry, owner, will command that vessel this year. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1895-05-09 | 3 | Capt. Wm. Henry has had his vessel, the Lady Ellen partly hauled out, to permit of necessary repairs to her bow being made. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1895-05-16 | 3 | The mainmast was struck by lightning. It was fixed up and used. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1895-06-20 | 3 | The schooner Lady Ellen arrived Saturday from Menominee, with a cargo of lumber for Paul Gablowsky & Co. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1895-07-18 | 3 | Took lumber from the schooner Mariner after the Mariner sprung a leak and was run on the beach at Grass Island. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1895-08-01 | 3 | Here awaiting freight. She is only idle awaiting freights. |
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.