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 | 1892-06-09 | 3 | The Lady Ellen cleared for Milwaukee last Monday. She had on a cargo for S. Perry. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1892-04-07 | 3 | Fitted out some days ago. She has taken on a cargo of bark for Henry Gericke, and is awaiting favorable winds for sailing south. | ||
| 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 | 1892-06-23 | 3 | Repaired from the collision with the schooner Wanette. She loaded a cargo of posts for Henry Gericke, for Sheboygan and Milwaukee. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1892-08-04 | 3 | The Lady Ellen arrived from Milwaukee last Sunday. She brought the boiler for the Ahnapee Veneer & Seating Co's plant. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1890-09-18 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen is loaded with wood for Milwaukee, and is awaiting favorable weather. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1890-07-24 | 3 | Returned from the south Tuesday with considerable freight for our merchants, and is loading wood at Gericke's dock for Milw. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1890-05-29 | 3 | The scows Lady Ellen and Wm. Finch both arrived on Thursday morning, from the south and will load here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1890-04-10 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen loaded with posts and tan bark for S. Perry, and cleared for Milwaukee to-day. |
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.