Port Report – May 14, 2025

Port Report – May 14, 2025

Port and vessel activity for Tuesday May 13.  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 – May 14

Today in Great Lakes History – May 14

1861 1861:   BLACK HAWK (wooden schooner, 98 foot, 178 gross tons) was launched in East Saginaw, Michigan on 14 May 1861. Thomas A. Estes was her builder. She was active until abandoned in the Kinnickinnic River at Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1908. On 13 October 1913, she...
Boatnerd News – May 13, 2025

Boatnerd News – May 13, 2025

Vandals strike at Seul Choix Point Lighthouse  An Upper Peninsula lighthouse on Lake Michigan was vandalized this past week, members of the Gulliver Historical Society said in a Facebook post. On Saturday, the group posted several photos on Facebook showing spray-...
Port Report – May 13, 2025

Port Report – May 13, 2025

Port and vessel activity for Monday May 12.  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 – May 13

Today in Great Lakes History – May 13

1871 1871:   On 13 May 1871, NORTHERNER (wooden barge, 220 foot, 1,391 gross tons) was launched by Capt. Wescott at Marine City, Michigan. Her master builder was John J. Hill. She was towed to Detroit to be fitted out and there was talk of eventually converting her to...