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 | 1881-09-29 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen brought a full cargo of lath from Two Rivers, Sunday, for W. F. Palmer. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1881-09-15 | 3 | Scow Lady Ellen took 10 cords of stone to Sheboygan. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1893-08-24 | 3 | The schooner Lady Ellen has cleared since last report of marine matters. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1893-09-14 | 3 | One of vessels in this harbor within the past few days. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1893-08-03 | 3 | The schooner Lady Ellen arrived here light from Milwaukee last Friday, and still in port awaiting a cargo for the south. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1893-06-29 | 3 | In from Milwaukee. She had on a back freight of merchandise which she discharged at Henry Gericke's dock. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1893-09-28 | 3 | The Lady Ellen took on a cargo of hemlock bark for Henry Gericke, for Milwaukee, and cleared for that port last Monday. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1893-09-21 | 3 | The schooner Lady Ellen is in this port awaiting a cargo for the south. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1893-11-23 | 3 | Has not yet been dismantled for winter. She will make one more trip to Milwaukee this season. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1893-03-09 | 3 | Captain Henry done nearly all that was necessary in the repair line on the vessel during the winter. |
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.