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 | 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 | 1887-08-25 | 3 | The schooner Eliza Day loaded ties at this port and the small schooner Tempest and scow Lady Ellen each loaded with bark. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1887-08-11 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen arrived in port on Tuesday on her return trip from Milw. She had on a cargo of merchandise for our merchants. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1885-09-10 | 3 | The schooner Lady Ellen departed for Sheboygan this morning with a cargo of wood and bark for Sam. Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1885-09-17 | 3 | Started for Sheboygan but finding the lake too rough, returned to our harbor. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1885-07-30 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen sought shelter in our harbor last Saturday. She was loaded with shingles. | |
| 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 | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1885-07-16 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen loaded with bark for Henry Gericke last Tuesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1885-05-21 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen lay in the harbor during Sunday's storm. |
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.