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 | Lady Ellen | 1894-08-23 | 3 | The schooner Lady Ellen cleared Monday for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1894-07-05 | 3 | The schooners Industry and Lady Ellen are still lying in this port, awaiting freights. | |
| 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 | 1894-04-19 | 3 | Will be supplied with a new main mast, the work of placing it now being under way. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1894-03-08 | 3 | Capt. Wm. Henry, now lying in this harbor, will receive some repair work before being put into commission. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1891-08-27 | 3 | The Lady Ellen went south with posts last Friday. She arrived here again yesterday with a full cargo of merchandise for dealers here. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1893-11-23 | 3 | Has not yet been dismantled for winter. She will make one more trip to Milwaukee this season. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1881-08-04 | 3 | The vessel was caught in the squall last evening, but sustained no damage. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1881-07-14 | 3 | Arrived loaded with bark for the Wisconsin Leather Co. She has recently received a thorough overhauling. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1881-03-31 | 3 | Capt. John McDonald left for Foscoro and will fit out 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.