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 | 1885-12-17 | 3 | Merchants were busy all day sawing a channel through the ice so scow could reach Sam Perry's dock and unload Merchandise. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1885-09-10 | 3 | Crew claim they made round trip to Chicago in 3 1/2 days. Paper says she left on Sunday noon and returned Friday night. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1885-09-24 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen started for Clay Banks after a cargo of posts on Tuesday but was forced to return on account of high wind. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1885-08-06 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen loaded with bark for A. Froemming and Henry Gericke, last Saturday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1885-08-20 | 3 | The schooner Lady Ellen took out a cargo of cedar posts on Monday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1885-09-03 | 3 | The schooner Lady Ellen took out a cargo of lumber on Friday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1885-11-12 | 3 | The schooner Lady Ellen came in on Saturday last, bringing coal and general merchandise. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1885-11-19 | 3 | In harbor bound for Milwaukee with wood from Sturgeon Bay. She loaded several thousand pounds of fish from this city. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1885-12-03 | 3 | On last trip. On her return she will be placed on dry dock and completely overhauled for next season's work. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1884-09-04 | 3 | Schooner Lady Ellen came in port on Sunday, with oil. |
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.