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 | 1891-09-24 | 3 | The Lady Ellen lies here awaiting favorable winds to clear for Milwaukee. She loaded at this place. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1891-08-13 | 3 | The Lady Ellen cleared Tuesday morning for Two Rivers with a cargo of lumber for the new bank building being erected there. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1891-12-31 | 3 | Arrived in port with a large lot of merchandise. She was hauled up through the bridge, and will probably be placed in winter quarters. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1891-11-26 | 3 | Intends making at least one more trip before laying his vessel up for winter. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1891-10-29 | 2 | The Lady Ellen arrived in port this morning with a load of back freight. She will take on a cargo here for the south. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1891-11-26 | 3 | In port from Milwaukee with a lot of back freight and fruit for dealers in this vicinity. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1892-04-28 | 3 | The schooner Lady Ellen returned from the south last Monday. She had been detained several days on the trip by adverse winds. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1892-05-26 | 3 | The Lady Ellen cleared yesterday for Milwaukee with a cargo of bark for S. Perry. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1892-04-07 | 3 | Fitted out some days ago. She has taken on a cargo of bark for Henry Gericke, and is awaiting favorable winds for sailing south. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Ellen | 1892-08-25 | 3 | The steam barge Mary Mills spent last Sunday in this port. The Mills was bound north, light. |
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.