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 | 1878-01-17 | 4 | Unloaded evergreen trees in Chicago. Sailed into port here and is being stripped and will lay up here for the winter. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1878-04-18 | 8 | The stern is being extended four feet and the cabin moved back. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1877-04-19 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee April 15 from Manitowoc with 29 bbls flour, 35 bbls land plaster, 80 doors and mdse: Cleared 16 for Manitowoc. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1877-05-10 | 8 | Captain John McDonald, of this port, will be employed in carrying stone from this vicinity to Manitowoc for the harbor at that point. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1877-04-26 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee April 21 from Manitowoc, 50 bbls flour, 25 bbls land plaster. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1877-05-31 | 8 | Having unfavorable weather for loading lately. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1877-06-21 | 10 | Arrived at Ahnapee June 17 from Manitowoc. Cleared 18th for Jacksonport. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1877-06-14 | 8 | Cleared 8th from Manitowoc with 10 cds. Of stone. Arrived at Ahnapee June 10 from Manitowoc. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1877-07-05 | 10 | Is now carrying stone to Two Rivers. The Manitowoc contract is completed. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1877-06-21 | 10 | Cleared June 15th for Manitowoc with 11 cds of stone |
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.