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 | 1891-08-13 | 3 | The Lady Ellen cleared Tuesday morning for Two Rivers with a cargo of lumber for the new bank building being erected there. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1890-07-24 | 3 | Returned from the south Tuesday with considerable freight for our merchants, and is loading wood at Gericke's dock for Milw. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1890-05-29 | 3 | The scows Lady Ellen and Wm. Finch both arrived on Thursday morning, from the south and will load here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1891-03-26 | 3 | Capt. Wm. Henry is putting a new mainmast into his vessel, the Lady Ellen, and is having her newly painted. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1891-01-08 | 3 | Captains of the Lady Ellen and Brown intend to overhaul and thoroughly repair their vessels during the present winter. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1891-04-30 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen is taking on a cargo of wood, for S. Perry for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1891-04-23 | 3 | The schooners Wright, Finch, Thompson and Lady Ellen cleared for the south last Saturday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1881-11-03 | 3 | Scow Lady Ellen left port Monday with 30,000 brick for E. N. Anderson, Sturgeon Bay. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1881-12-08 | 3 | Work saving the rigging and other valuables of the wrecked sch. Julia Smith. Scow Lady Ellen will attempt to recover the anchor. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1881-10-20 | 3 | The scow is loading with lumber, which she will take to Whitefish Bay, where it will be used in the erection of a boarding house. |
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.