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 | 1897-07-08 | 3 | The Lady Ellen cleared Thursday for Menominee and returned Tuesday with lumber for Cmejla & Helebrant. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1897-08-05 | 3 | The schooner Lady Ellen arrived in port Tuesday from Menominee with lumber for Paul Gablowsky & Co. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1897-07-01 | 3 | The Lady Ellen arrived in port last Friday with a cargo of lumber for the Paul Gablowsky Co., of this city. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1897-04-29 | 3 | The Lady Ellen, owned by Captain Wm. Henry, cleared for Menominee last Monday night after a cargo of lumber for Paul Gablowsky & Co. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1894-08-16 | 3 | The Lady Ellen is taking on a cargo of posts for Aug. Froemming, for Milwaukee. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1897-07-29 | 3 | The schooner Lady Ellen departed for Menominee Saturday, light. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1897-06-03 | 3 | The Lady Ellen came in from Menominee last Sunday loaded with lumber for Paul Gablowsky & Co. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1896-10-15 | 3 | The schooner Lady Ellen arrived in this port, from Menominee with a cargo of lumber for parties here last week Wednesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Stone scow | Lady Ellen | 1923-05-04 | 4 | One of many vessels in one armed Captain John McDonald's life. | |
| Door County Advocate | Propeller | Lady Franklin | 1880-03-11 | 3 | Refloated + converted into a barge |
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.