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 | 1889-08-22 | 3 | Arrived Saturday with a number of bneer casks for the brewery. She loaded with wood and bark for A. Frowmming and H. Gericke, to Milw. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1889-12-05 | 3 | Will make one trip to Milwaukee and on her return will be laid up for the winter. Will possibly add 18 feet to her length. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1889-10-31 | 3 | Lady Ellen cleared on Friday with cedar ties and cord wood for Milwaukee. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1889-11-07 | 3 | Arrived with a large cargo of back freight for local merchants. She loaded for Milwaukee, cordwood in the hold and 50 barrels of scrap iron on deck. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1887-11-10 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen is expected here to-day with a quantity of back freight for our merchants and also several barrels of apples. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1887-11-03 | 3 | The scows Finch and Lady Ellen each loaded a cargo of wood at this port this week and the sch. Emma Nielson took on a cargo of grain. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1887-10-06 | 3 | In port with 30 tons of coal and back freight. The coal was disposed of by Capt. Henry to our citizens at the rate of $7.50 a ton. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1888-04-12 | 3 | Capt. Henry is fitting out his vessel, the Lady Ellen, and will be ready to sail the first of the week. He will load posts, for Henry Gericke. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1888-04-19 | 3 | First vessel of he season to take a cargo from this port. She loaded with 2,500 posts and some miscellaneous freight. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1888-06-07 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen loaded with wood in the hold and 20 tons of pressed hay on deck on owners' account |
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.