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 | 1891-07-09 | 3 | The Lady Ellen came into port last week and laid over until last Tues. evening, when she cleared for the south with a cargo of shingles. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1891-09-03 | 3 | Took on a cargo of cedar posts here last Saturday for Samuel Perry, for Milwaukee. In Milw. Harbor her yawl was stove in. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1891-07-16 | 3 | Arrived with part cargo of merchandise. She loaded yesterday with bark and shingles for the south, and will probably clear to-day. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1891-08-13 | 3 | The Lady Ellen cleared Tuesday morning for Two Rivers with a cargo of lumber for the new bank building being erected there. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1893-08-31 | 3 | In from Milwaukee and now lies at Henry Gericke's dock awaiting a cargo. | |
| 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 | 1893-06-08 | 3 | The schooner Lady Ellen cleared Tuesday for Milwaukee with a cargo of cedar posts for Samuel Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1893-10-12 | 3 | The Lady Ellen arrived yesterday from the south with a full cargo of coal and merchandise for parties in this city. | ||
| 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 | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1893-08-17 | 3 | The schooner Lady Ellen brought part of a cargo of back freight, consisting of merchandise, from 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.