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 | 1877-10-25 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee Oct. 23 from Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1877-11-08 | 8 | Cleared Nov. 2 for Clay Banks with mdse for F. Paarman & Kesner. Arrived at Ahnapee Nov. 4 from Clay Banks. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1878-01-24 | 8 | One of five vessels lying here during the winter. | ||
| 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 | 1878-03-28 | 8 | The scow Lady Ellen has been hauled out and is receiving a thorough calking. | |
| 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 | 1877-08-23 | 8 | Is soon to be stripped and laid up for the season. Business is dull. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1877-08-09 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee Aug 6 from Horn's Pier with 5 1/2 M lumber and 9 cds of stone. Cleared 7th for Two Rivers with 5 1/2 M lumber and 9 cds of stone. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1877-08-02 | 8 | Matt Brown went into the lake while passing from the Lady Ellen to the pier at Foscoro. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1877-07-26 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee July 25 from Portage. |
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.