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 | Lady Ellen | 1879-05-22 | 8 | The Lady Ellen brought another load of 35 M. feet of lumber to this city Saturday, from Jacksonport. The consignment was for S. Perry. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1879-09-04 | 4 | The scow arrived from Portage, where she has been engaged in freighting stone for the cribs at the entrance of the canal. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1879-04-17 | 8 | Arrived April 12, Manitowoc, land plaster and hay for F. Swaty & Son. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1879-05-08 | 8 | Lady Ellen brought in load of 35 thousand feet from Jacksonport Monday. Another lumber yard started by Sam Perry. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1878-11-14 | 8 | Arrived here yesterday from Horn's Pier. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1878-12-05 | 8 | The Lady Ellen will now strip and tie up for the winter. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1878-04-25 | 12 | Was slid into the water last Tuesday and now floats as gracefully as a duck. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1877-12-06 | 8 | Cleared Dec. 6 for Chicago with 2,300 Christmas trees. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1878-01-17 | 4 | Unloaded evergreen trees in Chicago. Sailed into port here and is being stripped and will lay up here for the winter. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1878-10-31 | 8 | The Lady Ellen and Whiskey Pete are through working at the canal for this season. |
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.