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 | 1912-07-19 | 1 | The Lady Ellen and the Spartan hulks obstruct the river channel in Algoma. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Lady Ellen | 1890-10-14 | 3 | Sought shelter in the harbor on Saturday | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1875-10-28 | 8 | Safely moored in the harbor during the storm. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1875-10-07 | 8 | Lady Ellen and Whisky Pete owned by Capt. John McDonald. Waiting for better weather to supply stone for the harbor piers. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1875-11-11 | 8 | Capt. John McDonald, brought a cargo of wet wheat from the wreck of the Sea bird, at Horn's Pier, on Friday. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1875-11-18 | 8 | Capt. John McDonald, arrived with a cargo of lumber from Foscoro. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1875-12-09 | 8 | After being stripped and laid up, was again fitted out for business by Capt. John McDonald. Is in the harbor awaiting, we know not what. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1876-07-06 | 8 | Capt. John McDonald, came into the river Thursday afternoon with her first load of stone for the new jail. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1876-05-11 | 8 | Capt. Jac. MCDonald will go into the stone trade this summer, carrying from the Door to the eastern shore with his two scows. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1876-09-28 | 8 | Made the run from Jacksonport to Horn's Pier, a distance of 25 miles, in two hours and 45 minutes. |
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.