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 Elgin | 1910-09-16 | 1 | The Pere Marquette No. 18 went down with 31 on board. The Pere Marquette No. 17 went to its rescue. Worst disaster on the lakes since the sinking of the Lady Elgin in 1860. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1899-11-10 | 3 | Scow, which has been laying in the river for a number of years, had her spars taken out. | |
| 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 | 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 | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1897-07-29 | 3 | The schooner Lady Ellen departed for Menominee Saturday, light. | |
| 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 | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1896-08-06 | 3 | The scows Lady Ellen and W. Finch cleared for Menominee last Saturday after lumber for parties here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1896-05-21 | 3 | The Lady Ellen came in yesterday from Menominee, loaded with lumber for Paul Gablowsiky & Co. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1896-04-30 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen cleared Monday morning for Egg Harbor, after another cargo of lumber from Youngs & Fetzer's mills for parties here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1896-04-23 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen cleared yesterday for Egg Harbor. |
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.