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 | 1885-05-07 | 3 | The scow arrived in port Sunday evening with a supply of iron and coal for Tifft & Hay. She also had back freight. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1886-04-08 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen left for Milwaukee yesterday morning, laden woth wood. This is the first vessel to leave our harbor this season. | |
| 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 | 1885-11-12 | 3 | The schooner Lady Ellen came in on Saturday last, bringing coal and general merchandise. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1885-10-15 | 3 | The schooner Lady Ellen took out a cargo of wood for Sam Perry on Tuesday. | |
| 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. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1884-06-05 | 3 | Scow Lady Ellen cleared for Clay Banks, yesterday, with lumber. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1884-07-03 | 3 | Scow Lady Ellen came into port Monday flying a Blaine & Logan flag. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1884-04-24 | 3 | Cleared Friday, for Milwaukee with 40 cords of wood for S. Perry. |
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.