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 | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1886-11-25 | 3 | Waiting for better weather. She will make one more trip before being placed in winter quarters. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1887-01-06 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen, schooner Tempest and tug Commodore Nutt will winter here. The Lady Ellen and Tempest will br repaired. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1886-09-09 | 3 | The schooners Lady Ellen, Ole Oleson and Tempest were among the arrivals at this port this week, where each loaded cargo. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1886-09-16 | 3 | The schooner Lady Ellen arrived at this port on Monday with a cargo of several tons of coal which she easily disposed of to our citizens. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1886-07-15 | 3 | The schooners W. H. Hawkins, Eliza Day, Lady Ellen and Tempest took cargo form this port this week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1886-06-10 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen and the small trading schooner Nellie Detroit, were in port on Monday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1887-04-28 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen arrived on Thursday evening with a cargo of merchandise. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1887-06-23 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen departed this week with a cargo of posts taken on at Sam. Perry's dock. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1887-05-12 | 3 | The Lady Ellen, bound south, was in Manitowoc harbor from Sunday till Tuesday afternoon, wind bound. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1887-05-05 | 2 | The Lady Ellen loaded at S. Perry's dock with 2,500 paving posts for 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.