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 | Schooner | Nellie Detroit | 1885-10-01 | 3 | The schooner Nellie Detroit brought in a load of lath for Sam Perry on Tuesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Nellie Detroit | 1886-05-27 | 3 | The small trading schooner Nellie Detroit is in port loading a cargo of potatoes. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Nellie Detroit | 1886-05-13 | 3 | The Nellie Detroit brought a cargo of lath for Sam Perry on Monday and took on a cargo of potatoes. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Nellie Detroit | 1885-09-17 | 3 | The schooner Nellie Detroit brought in a cargo of sundries on Tuesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Nellie Detroit | 1886-06-10 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen and the small trading schooner Nellie Detroit, were in port on Monday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Nellie Detroit | 1886-07-08 | 3 | The schooners Sea Star, Lady Ellen, Nellie Detroit, Z. G. Simmons, Tempest and Ole Oleson all loaded cargoes at this port this week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Nellie Detroit | 1886-05-13 | 3 | The schooners Christiana, Nellie Detroit and vessels Clara and Queen of the West were wind bound in our harbor last week. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Nellie Hammond | 1897-12-25 | 1 | Oct. 8 - Ashore at White Lake | |
| Door County Advocate | Barge | Nellie Holland | 1908-06-25 | 1 | Struck the steamer Donaldson | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Nellie Johnson | 1900-01-13 | 1 | Felt no doubt about its loss |
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.