Port Report – June 21, 2025

Port and vessel activity for Friday June 20.  Port reports done by Tom Geiger unless otherwise noted. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net You can Now visit Matt Miner’s Saltie page at ...
Today in Great Lakes History – June 21

Today in Great Lakes History – June 21

1868 1868:   On 21 June 1868, the D&C Line’s MORNING STAR (wooden side-wheel steamer, 243 foot, 1,075 tons, built in 1862, at Trenton, Michigan) was late in leaving her dock in Cleveland, Ohio, because she was loading some last-minute freight (iron bars and...

Boatnerd News – June 20, 2025

Freighter crashes into East Bank of the Flats, becomes stuck CLEVELAND (WJW) – Overnight, a freighter crashed into the East Bank of the Flats and became stuck, temporarily blocking part of the Cuyahoga River. Officials said at about 12:30 a.m. on Friday, the 406-foot...

Port Report – June 20, 2025

Port and vessel activity for Thursday June 19.  Port reports done by Tom Geiger unless otherwise noted. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net You can Now visit Matt Miner’s Saltie page at ...

Today in Great Lakes History – June 20

1857 1857:   The MINNEHAHA, a wooden “clipper” schooner, was launched at James A. Baker’s shipyard in Oswego, New York, on 20 June 1857. Her dimensions were 110 foot keel, 125 foot overall, x 25 foot 6 inches x 10 foot 6 inches. She could carry...