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 | 1885-10-22 | 3 | The Lady Ellen brought in 66 ton of coal on Tuesday. | ||
| 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 | 1885-05-21 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen lay in the harbor during Sunday's storm. | |
| 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 | 1885-04-30 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen cleared for Milwaukee with a load of potatoes and M. T. ?rrets, Sunday night. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1884-12-04 | 3 | Came into port from the south Monday evening. She was "stripped" and placed in winter quarters by her owners the following day. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1883-12-27 | 3 | Arrived in port from Sheboygan partially loaded with salt. William Henry and C. F. Bacon made the trip and had a pretty cold time of it. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1883-12-06 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen arrived in port from the south yesterday morning. She will be placed in winter quarters here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Lady Ellen | 1884-04-10 | 3 | The steambarge Hilton loaded at Conway's press on Thursday last, with hay for Manistee. | |
| 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.