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 | 1880-04-15 | 4 | The scow Lady Ellen sought shelter in the Manitowoc harbor during the storm of last Saturday, and arrived here in safety on Tuesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1880-05-06 | 3 | The schooners Belle Laurie and Mary R. Ann and scow Lady Ellen each loaded with lumber at Kewaunee last Saturday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1880-06-03 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen, in tow of the tug Piper, arrived in port with about 25,000 feet of sheet piling for the harbor pier. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Lady Ellen | 1890-10-14 | 3 | Sought shelter in the harbor on Saturday | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1877-09-20 | 8 | Cleared 18th for Two Rivers with 8 cds of stone. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1877-10-25 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee Oct. 23 from Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1877-11-29 | 8 | Preparing to take a cargo of evergreen trees to Chicago, after which she will be stripped and laid up for the season. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1877-12-06 | 8 | Cleared Dec. 6 for Chicago with 2,300 Christmas trees. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1878-01-17 | 4 | Unloaded evergreen trees in Chicago. Sailed into port here and is being stripped and will lay up here for the winter. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1878-04-18 | 8 | The stern is being extended four feet and the cabin moved back. |
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.