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 | 1890-07-24 | 3 | Returned from the south Tuesday with considerable freight for our merchants, and is loading wood at Gericke's dock for Milw. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1891-01-01 | 3 | Laid up here for the winter. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1890-05-22 | 3 | Lady Ellen arrived Thursday with a cargo of freight for merchants in this city, loaded posts for H. Gericke, to Milwaukee. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1890-04-10 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen loaded with posts and tan bark for S. Perry, and cleared for Milwaukee to-day. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1882-06-15 | 3 | The Lady Ellen is being put in first class order, and her owners will soon be ready to "go to sea in a ship." | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1882-07-27 | 3 | Arrived from Manistee with a mixed cargo consisting of lumber, lath and shingles, for Swaty & McDonald. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1882-09-28 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen returned from a trip to Milwaukee, Sunday, and went to Clay Banks to take on a cargo for Swaty & Fellows. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1882-09-14 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen took a cargo of brick to Sturgeon Bay for F. Swaty & Son, Monday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1882-06-29 | 3 | Cleared on first trip since being rebuilt. She arrived with 45 M feet of lumber for Swaty & McDonald. She now hails from Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1881-12-08 | 3 | Work saving the rigging and other valuables of the wrecked sch. Julia Smith. Scow Lady Ellen will attempt to recover the anchor. |
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.