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 | 1878-11-14 | 8 | Arrived here yesterday from Horn's Pier. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1878-12-05 | 8 | The Lady Ellen will now strip and tie up for the winter. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1878-07-18 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee July 18 from Jacksonport with 30 M. lumber for A. Hall & Co. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1878-07-18 | 8 | Made this harbor half filled with water. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1878-08-08 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee Aug 2 from Two Rivers. Departed 1st for Two Rivers. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1878-08-01 | 10 | Arrived at Ahnapee Aug 1 from Whitefish Bay. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1878-08-29 | 8 | Back in our harbor again and will remain here until something definite is known about the stone work on the harbor piers at Sturgeon Bay. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1878-10-10 | 8 | The Lady Ellen and Whiskey Pete departed for the canal last Tuesday | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1893-08-31 | 3 | In from Milwaukee and now lies at Henry Gericke's dock awaiting a cargo. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1893-08-03 | 3 | The schooner Lady Ellen arrived here light from Milwaukee last Friday, and still in port awaiting a cargo for the south. |
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.