by import2 | May 21, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
After spending three weeks in quarantine at Buffalo, New York, because of the discovery of smallpox on board, the steamer JOHN OADES has been released and has started on her way to Duluth. 1864 1864: On 21 May 1864, the NILE (wooden passenger/package freight vessel,...
by import2 | May 20, 2025 | Boatnerd News
Trump budget would cut Great Lakes, ocean data and leave forecasters and military scrambling for info Capt. Ed Enos makes his living as a harbor pilot in Hawaii, clambering aboard arriving ships in the predawn hours and guiding them into port. His world revolves...
by import2 | May 20, 2025 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity for Monday May 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 ...
by import2 | May 20, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1862 1862: On 20 May 1862, BAY CITY (wooden propeller tug, 199 foot, 480 tons, built in 1852, at Trenton, Michigan) sprang a leak in a storm and sank near Port Burwell, Ontario. She then washed in to shallow water. Her crew was rescued by the tug WINSLOW. Her engine...
by import2 | May 19, 2025 | Boatnerd News
Hard-to-reach Crisp Point Lighthouse open for the season Crisp Point Lighthouse, one of Michigan’s most beloved, off-the-beaten-path lights, opened for the season Sunday, May 18. Crisp Point Lighhouse, one of about 120 lights on Michigan’s shores, is about...
