Port Report  March 2, 2025

Port Report March 2, 2025

Port and vessel activity for Saturday, March 1, 2025, compiled by Tom Geiger, unless stated otherwise. 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 –  March 2

Today in Great Lakes History –  March 2

1889 1889:  On 02 March 1889, the U.S. Congress passed two acts for establishment of a light station at Old Mackinac Point and appropriated $5,500 for construction of a fog signal building. The following year, funds were appropriated for the construction of the light...
Boatnerd News  March 1, 2025

Boatnerd News March 1, 2025

Information Search, Forum Pages Restored Due to a large-scale attack originating from Brazil, Boatnerd’s Information Search and Forum pages (Search.Boatnerd.Com) were down most of Friday. Our tech team has identified and corrected the issue and those pages are...
Port Report  March 2, 2025

Port Report March 1, 2025

Port and vessel activity for Friday, February 28, 2025, compiled by Tom Geiger, unless stated otherwise. 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 –  March 1

Today in Great Lakes History –  March 1

1881 1881:  In 1881 the steamship JOHN B. LYON was launched at Cleveland, Ohio by Thomas Quayle & Son for Capt. Frank Perew. She was a four mast, double-decker with the following dimensions: 255 foot keel, 275 feet overall, 38 foot beam, and 20 foot depth. 1884...