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 | 1891-11-26 | 3 | In port from Milwaukee with a lot of back freight and fruit for dealers in this vicinity. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1891-10-29 | 2 | The Lady Ellen arrived in port this morning with a load of back freight. She will take on a cargo here for the south. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1892-05-26 | 3 | The Lady Ellen cleared yesterday for Milwaukee with a cargo of bark for S. Perry. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1892-05-19 | 3 | The Lady Ellen was a Monday arrival. She took on a cargo of bark here for S. Perry, for Milwaukee. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1892-04-28 | 3 | The schooner Lady Ellen returned from the south last Monday. She had been detained several days on the trip by adverse winds. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1892-08-18 | 3 | The Lady Ellen came into port last Tuesday with back freight from Milwaukee. She loads with cedar for Milwaukee. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1892-09-01 | 3 | The Lady Ellen cleared yesterday forenoon for Milwaukee, with a cargo of ties for H. Gericke. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1892-07-07 | 3 | Among vessels arrived and cleared from this port. Arrived Saturday and is loading here. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1892-06-16 | 3 | The Lady Ellen was damaged considerably in a collision with the schooner Wannette off Sheboygan. Both vessels continued. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1892-10-13 | 3 | Arrived with a back freight consisting of coal and merchandise. She will probably be loaded here with a mixed timber freight for the south. |
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.