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 | 1885-04-30 | 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 | 1885-05-14 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen brought a cargo of lumber for John McDonald's new building from Clay Banks, Monday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1879-07-24 | 4 | Arrived July 22, Canal. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1879-09-04 | 4 | The scow arrived from Portage, where she has been engaged in freighting stone for the cribs at the entrance of the canal. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1879-03-27 | 8 | Capt. John McDonald will commence fitting out the Lady Ellen in a few days. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1879-05-15 | 8 | Arrived May 5, Jacksonport 35 M. lumber for S. Perry. Departed May 7, Chicago, 5,000 ties for S. Perry and A. Froemming. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1879-05-22 | 8 | Arrived May 15, Manitowoc. Departed May 15, Jacksonport. Arrived May 17, Jacksonport. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1879-05-08 | 8 | Lady Ellen brought in load of 35 thousand feet from Jacksonport Monday. Another lumber yard started by Sam Perry. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1883-05-17 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen cleared for Racine Monday, with a cargo of hard wood lumber for Stern & Woerfel, of Forestville. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1880-01-15 | 4 | The schooner went ashore at this port during the heavy southeast gale. Her cargo is being taken off by the scow Lady Ellen. |
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.