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 | 1890-05-01 | 3 | Scow Lady Ellen cleared Tuesday with cord wood and paving posts for S. Perry to Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1890-12-11 | 3 | The scows Lady Ellen and William Finch arrived in port. A channel was cut through the ice for them. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1891-04-16 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen is loading with wood for S. Perry. Her cargo is consigned to Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1891-03-26 | 3 | Capt. Wm. Henry is putting a new mainmast into his vessel, the Lady Ellen, and is having her newly painted. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1891-09-24 | 3 | The Lady Ellen lies here awaiting favorable winds to clear for Milwaukee. She loaded at this place. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1891-09-03 | 3 | Took on a cargo of cedar posts here last Saturday for Samuel Perry, for Milwaukee. In Milw. Harbor her yawl was stove in. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1891-08-13 | 3 | Daniel Henry mate on the Lady Ellen has been obliged to temporarily remain on shore on account of ill health. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1891-07-23 | 3 | The Lady Ellen left for Racine last Monday with a cargo of shingles for S. Hall. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1891-07-16 | 3 | Arrived with part cargo of merchandise. She loaded yesterday with bark and shingles for the south, and will probably clear to-day. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1891-07-09 | 3 | The Lady Ellen came into port last week and laid over until last Tues. evening, when she cleared for the south with a cargo of shingles. |
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.