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 | 1878-08-01 | 10 | Arrived at Ahnapee July 27 from Kewaunee with 14 M. lumber for Episcopal church. Departed 27th for Kewaunee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1878-08-01 | 10 | Arrived at Ahnapee Aug 1 from Whitefish Bay. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1878-09-19 | 8 | Captain John McDonald went north on the Lady ellen Sunday, to look after his interests at the canal. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1878-08-29 | 8 | Back in our harbor again and will remain here until something definite is known about the stone work on the harbor piers at Sturgeon Bay. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1912-07-19 | 1 | The Lady Ellen and the Spartan hulks obstruct the river channel in Algoma. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1889-05-16 | 3 | Cleared during the past week. Friday, 2,500 paving posts for H. Gericke to Milwaukee. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1888-12-06 | 3 | Arrived from Milwaukee with freight for merchants here, and the cargo was filled out with apples, on owners' account. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1888-11-15 | 3 | The Lady Ellen arrived on Saturday with a cargo of coal and mixed freight for merchants here. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1889-03-14 | 3 | Work of fitting out will soon be commenced on the Lady Ellen and Georgie Brown. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1888-07-05 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen arrived on Monday from Milwaukee and loaded with bark at Gericke's dock. |
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.