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 | 1883-04-26 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen went to Man., Monday with a cargo of lumber for Stern & Woerfel, of Forestville. It was the scow's first this season. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1883-06-28 | 3 | Arrived with a load of lath and shingles for Swaty & McDonald and Samuel Perry. She will load lumber here for Stern & Woerfel. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1883-07-05 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen is in port, loaded with posts for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1883-08-16 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen cleared for Sheboygan, Monday evening, with a cargo of wood and bark for Samuel Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1883-07-12 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen arrived at this port, light from Racine, last night. She will again load with lumber here, for Stern & Woerfel, for Racine. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1882-05-25 | 3 | With favorable weather she will be ready to launch within a few days. She will look like her former self no more. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1882-08-31 | 3 | The Lady Ellen went to Milwaukee with a cargo of wood for F. Swaty & Son the 19th, and has been delayed there by unfavorable winds. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1882-06-15 | 3 | The Lady Ellen is being put in first class order, and her owners will soon be ready to "go to sea in a ship." | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1882-07-06 | 3 | Cleared for Michigan with 40 M brick for F. Swaty & Son. She will take on a cargo of lumber for Swaty & McDonald. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1882-06-22 | 3 | She will clear for Sturgeon Bay, to take on a cargo of lumber for Swaty & McDonald. |
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.