by import2 | April 25, 2025 | Boatnerd News
Ice still an issue at Soo Locks On Thursday, James R. Barker spent around 8 hours making it into the Poe Lock headed downbound. Ice blown into the narrow passage remains the issue, with 1,000-footers having an extra hard time as they push ice ahead of them into the...
by import2 | April 25, 2025 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity for Thursday April 24. 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 | April 25, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1874 1874: The wooden schooner OTTAWA was launched on 25 April 1874, at Grand Haven, Michigan. She was owned by Capt. William R. Loutill and could carry 180,000 feet of lumber. 1885 1885: T S CHRISTIE (wooden propeller, 160 foot, 533 gross tons) was launched at F....
by import2 | April 24, 2025 | Boatnerd News
Great Lakes freighters don’t take holidays. What Easter looked like on one Published: Apr. 21/2025 By Justine Lofton Easter aboard M/V Mark W. Barker Great Lakes freighters and their crews don’t get the day off for holidays. “When sailing the (Great) Lakes, our...
by import2 | April 24, 2025 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity for Wednesday April 23. 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 ...
