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 | 1887-05-19 | 3 | Dan Henry will ship as mate on the Lady Ellen. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1887-05-05 | 2 | The Lady Ellen loaded at S. Perry's dock with 2,500 paving posts for Milwaukee. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1887-06-23 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen departed this week with a cargo of posts taken on at Sam. Perry's dock. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooners | Lady Ellen | 1887-06-02 | 3 | The schooners Industry, Eliza Day, Lady Ellen, Finch and Tempest were among the clerarances this week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1887-08-25 | 3 | The schooner Eliza Day loaded ties at this port and the small schooner Tempest and scow Lady Ellen each loaded with bark. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1887-07-21 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen cleared for Milwaukee with a cargo of wood early this morning. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1887-11-10 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen is expected here to-day with a quantity of back freight for our merchants and also several barrels of apples. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1887-11-17 | 3 | The Lady Ellen arrived in port on Tuesday with a cargo of sundries. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1888-04-19 | 3 | First vessel of he season to take a cargo from this port. She loaded with 2,500 posts and some miscellaneous freight. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1888-06-07 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen loaded with wood in the hold and 20 tons of pressed hay on deck 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.