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 | Lady Ellen | 1887-10-20 | 3 | Arrived on Saturday from Milwaukee. She had a cargo of over 50 barrels of oil besides a large quantity of freight. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1887-09-22 | 3 | The Lady Ellen arrived in port on Tuesday with a large cargo of fruit, which found ready sale among our citizens. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1899-11-24 | 3 | The old hulk should be removed, as it makes a bad appearance. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1900-04-20 | 1 | The old hulk still lies in the river between Second and Fourth street bridges. | |
| 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 | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1886-06-03 | 3 | The Lady Ellen loaded a cargo of ties for Sam Perry the fore part of this week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1886-05-27 | 3 | The schooner Lady Ellen left for Milwaukee last Sunday with a cargo of posts for Sam Perry | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1886-04-01 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen has been put in trim for starting out next week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1886-04-22 | 3 | Returned after an absence of nearly three weeks. She was the first vessel to leave the harbor 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.