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 | 1888-10-04 | 3 | Arrived light. Cleared for Milwaukee with a cargo of cord wood for S. Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1889-12-26 | 3 | Arrived with a cargo of coal and miscellaneous merchandise. She collided with the south pier with no material damage. Will lay up. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1889-12-05 | 3 | Will make one trip to Milwaukee and on her return will be laid up for the winter. Will possibly add 18 feet to her length. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1889-10-31 | 3 | Lady Ellen cleared on Friday with cedar ties and cord wood for Milwaukee. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1889-07-11 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen loaded bark for Henry Gericke also to Milwaukee, on Monday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1889-08-01 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen loaded 50,000 feet of hardwood lumber for Zastrow & Co., to Milwaukee, on Saturday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1889-08-22 | 3 | Arrived Saturday with a number of bneer casks for the brewery. She loaded with wood and bark for A. Frowmming and H. Gericke, to Milw. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1887-11-10 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen is expected here to-day with a quantity of back freight for our merchants and also several barrels of apples. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1888-06-14 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen arrived on Monday from Milwaukee with a miscellaneous cargo of merchandise for merchants in this city. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1888-05-24 | 3 | Scow Lady Ellen arrived Sunday and loaded posts for S. Perry, to Milwaukee. |
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.