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 | 1880-05-06 | 3 | The schooners Belle Laurie and Mary R. Ann and scow Lady Ellen each loaded with lumber at Kewaunee last Saturday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1877-03-22 | 8 | Captain John McDonald and George McDonald left for Chicago to fit out schooner. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1876-12-21 | 8 | The Inter-Ocean notes that she has gone into winter quarters at Chicago. This is a mistake. She will return to this port as soon as her cargo is disposed of. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1876-12-07 | 8 | Cleared Ahnapee Dec. 2, for Chicago with fish and evergreens. | |
| 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. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1880-09-09 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen was in port a few days this week. She will take out a load of stone to-day for the canal. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1882-11-30 | 3 | Into port with coal, apples and merchandise. If weather is favorable she will load at Foscoro for Sheboygan. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1882-10-19 | 3 | Brought in coal for Tifft and Hay, and took on 30 tons of hay for Mrs. H. Fax and will bring back lath and lumber for Swaty & McDonald. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1882-10-12 | 3 | Vessels arrived and cleared this port. Ties for Samuel Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1882-11-09 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen came in yesterday with 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.