Port Report – June 11, 2025

Port and vessel activity for Tuesday June 10.  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 11

1872 1872:   Fire broke out aboard the passenger steamer KINGSTON about 18 miles upstream after the ship had left Brockville for Toronto. The ship was beached and the superstructure was destroyed but there were only two casualties. The hull was rebuilt at Montreal and...

Boatnerd News – June 10, 2025

Hon. James L. Oberstar Remains In Hay Lake Anchorage SAULT STE. MARIE, MI – The Hon. James L. Oberstar continued her stay in the Hay Lake Anchorage (Nine Mile Anchorage) after a grounding Sunday afternoon while upbound on the east side of Neebish Island. On Monday,...

Port Report – June 10, 2025

Port and vessel activity for Monday June 9.  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 10

1877 1877:   On 10 June 1877, while lying at her dock at Detroit, the wooden side-wheeler R N RICE burned. The damage was estimated at $30,000. After this fire, she was rebuilt as a barge. 1878 1878:   The propeller MONTGOMERY burned in the early morning hours of 10...