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 | 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 | 1885-10-29 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen went south on Saturday with a load of cedar posts for H. Gericke. | |
| 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 | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1885-06-11 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen was in port Tuesday and Wednesday. | |
| 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 | 1885-08-06 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen loaded with bark for A. Froemming and Henry Gericke, last Saturday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1885-08-27 | 3 | Brought in a cargo of salt on Thursday last. She left with bark from H. Gericke and wood from Samuel Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1885-04-02 | 3 | Capt. Wm. Henry and Orion Vose began work overhauling and repainting the scow Lady Ellen. | |
| 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.