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 | 1892-10-13 | 3 | Arrived with a back freight consisting of coal and merchandise. She will probably be loaded here with a mixed timber freight for the south. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1892-10-06 | 3 | The Lady Ellen cleared Tuesday with posts and other freight for Sheboygan. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1892-10-20 | 3 | The Lady Ellen was a Saturday arrival from the south. She was loaded Tuesday with ties for henry Gericke, for Milwaukee. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1893-04-13 | 3 | The schooner Lady Ellen is being fitted out for the season, and will be ready to go into commission within a few days. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1893-04-27 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen still lies in port loaded with bark. The continuous unfavorable weather has prevented the vessel from going out. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1893-06-01 | 3 | Is taking a cargo of cedar here for Milwaukee for Samuel Perry, and will be loaded and clear the first favorable weather. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1880-01-08 | 4 | Crew given, cargo and travels. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1879-12-11 | 4 | She has been chartered by George Grimmer to carry two loads of lumber from Kewaunee to Two Rivers, at the rate of $1.75 per M. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1890-07-17 | 3 | The Lady Ellen cleared for Milwaukee Tuesday morning with wood and bark for Henry Gericke. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1890-05-29 | 3 | The scows Lady Ellen and Wm. Finch both arrived on Thursday morning, from the south and will load here. |
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.