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 | 1883-11-01 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen brought a cargo of coal from Milwaukee Saturday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1885-09-10 | 3 | Crew claim they made round trip to Chicago in 3 1/2 days. Paper says she left on Sunday noon and returned Friday night. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1885-09-10 | 3 | The schooner Lady Ellen departed for Sheboygan this morning with a cargo of wood and bark for Sam. Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1885-09-24 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen started for Clay Banks after a cargo of posts on Tuesday but was forced to return on account of high wind. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1885-10-15 | 3 | The schooner Lady Ellen took out a cargo of wood for Sam Perry on Tuesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1885-07-30 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen sought shelter in our harbor last Saturday. She was loaded with shingles. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1885-07-09 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen loaded with bark for H. Gericke, Tuesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1885-08-20 | 3 | The schooner Lady Ellen took out a cargo of cedar posts on Monday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1885-05-21 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen lay in the harbor during Sunday's storm. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1884-11-13 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen is loading with fish for our dealers, to-day. She will take them to Milwaukee. |
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.