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 | 1883-09-27 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen cleared for ,milwaukee, Tuesday, with a mixed cargo for account of owner. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1883-10-04 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen cleared for Milwaukee, Tuesday, with a mixed cargo of ties and wood on owners' account. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1885-11-19 | 3 | 45 tons of hardware and other freight | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Lady Ellen | 1885-06-04 | 2 | Trades between Ahnapee + southern ports | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1883-11-22 | 3 | Arrived in this port last Sunday, loaded with salt and coal. She will make one more trip south and then go into winter quarters here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1883-09-20 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen arrived in port yesterday. She brought a cargo of merchandise and coal from Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1883-11-01 | 3 | The scow Lady Ellen brought a cargo of coal from Milwaukee Saturday. | |
| Door County Advocate | Lady Ellen | 1886-11-04 | 3 | Towed in by tug George Nelson | ||
| Door County Advocate | Scow | Lady Ellen | 1898-06-25 | 1 | Appears to have outlived usefullness | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Lady Franklin | 1909-02-25 | 1 | Reminiscent |
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.