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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitowoc Pilot | Ellen Stephenson | 1880-11-25 | 3 | Laid up here | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Ellen Stephenson | 1882-10-19 | 3 | Jib boom broke by City of Milwaukee | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Ellen Stephenson | 1879-09-04 | 3 | Adorned with new coat of paint this week | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Ellen Stephenson | 1881-03-10 | 3 | Lying above Main street bridge | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Ellen Stevenson | 1897-10-09 | 1 | Foundered in mid-lake | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Ellen Stevenson | 1880-06-10 | 3 | The schooner El Tempo departed on Saturday with 4,500 ties for F. Swaty & Son. The Ellen Stevenson left the same day with 2,000 posts. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Ellen Stevenson | 1875-05-27 | 3 | Arrived May 20, White Lake, 40m lumber - cleared May 20, White Lake, Sundries | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Ellen Stevenson | 1875-09-16 | 3 | Arrived Sept. 14th, Milw., light | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Ellen Stevenson | 1877-07-19 | 3 | Arrived July 11, Little Traverse, 32c bark. Cleared July 11, Little Traverse, Sunds | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Ellen Stevenson | 1883-02-08 | 3 | Owned wholly or in part in Manitowoc - 44 tons |
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.