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 | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1876-09-28 | 8 | Cleared Ahnapee Sept. 23, supplies, etc. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1876-10-26 | 8 | Cleared Ahnapee Oct. 24. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1881-03-31 | 3 | Capt. John McDonald left for Foscoro and will fit out the scow Lady Ellen. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1881-04-14 | 3 | The scow was launched at Foscoro and brought to this place to be repaired and repainted. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1880-09-23 | 3 | The tug Piper, scow Lady Ellen, and schooner Hattie, the latter with apples, were in port this morning. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1880-05-27 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen arrived on Tuesday with 25,000 feet of lumber for the government. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1880-05-06 | 3 | Another load of lumber was taken to Two Rivers by the scow Lady Ellen this morning. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1889-05-16 | 3 | Cleared during the past week. Friday, 2,500 paving posts for H. Gericke to Milwaukee. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1889-04-11 | 3 | The scow lady Ellen cleared on Tuesday for Milwaukee, after waiting for nearly a week for fair wind. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1888-11-22 | 3 | The scow cleared on Monday for Milwaukee, she is expected back with a cargo of apples, on owners account. |
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.