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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Door County Advocate | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1877-12-27 | 3 | Of Ahnapee - cleared $656 for its owner this season | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1875-10-28 | 8 | Safely moored in the harbor during the storm. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1875-11-04 | 8 | Capt. John McDonald, has gone to Horn's Pier for wheat. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1876-05-18 | 8 | Capt. John McDonald, is delivering stone for building purposes on the docks at this place. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1876-07-06 | 8 | Capt. John McDonald, came into the river Thursday afternoon with her first load of stone for the new jail. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1875-11-18 | 8 | Capt. John McDonald, arrived with a cargo of lumber from Foscoro. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1875-12-02 | 8 | Is laid up for the winter at this port. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1877-01-04 | 8 | Captain John McDonald had to leave the Lady Ellen in Chicago for the winter. He couldn't get it back here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1877-01-04 | 8 | Was measured by the Government officials on her last trip and found to be 38 tons burthen. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1876-12-07 | 8 | On Sat. Capt. John McDonald, cleared this port for Chicago with a cargo of fish, for Geo. McDonald, and Christmas trees on owner's 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.