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 | 1877-08-23 | 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 | 1877-07-26 | 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. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1877-08-09 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee Aug 4 from Death's Door. Cleared 4th for Horn's Pier. | |
| 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 | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1877-08-23 | 8 | Is soon to be stripped and laid up for the season. Business is dull. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1877-07-19 | 8 | Cleared 19th for Portage. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1877-07-12 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee July 7 from Two Rivers. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1877-06-21 | 10 | Arrived at Ahnapee June 17 from Manitowoc. Cleared 18th for Jacksonport. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1877-06-21 | 10 | Cleared June 15th for Manitowoc with 11 cds of stone |
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.