by import2 | January 11, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1883 1883: On 11 January 1883, The Port Huron Times reported that a citizens’ committee met to help Port Huron businesses. “A. N. Moffat decried the taxation of vessel property. High taxation of vessel property had driven much of it away from Port Huron....
by import2 | January 10, 2025 | Boatnerd News
VIDEO: J.W. Westcott Co. completes 150th season Captain Sam Buchanan with deckhand Walt prepare M.S. Westcott for winter layup, taking her to Wyandotte, MI, until spring. This completes 150 years of service for the J.W. Westcott Co. Music Credit – Citizen Smile...
by import2 | January 10, 2025 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity for Thursday, January 9, 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 ...
by import2 | January 10, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1898 1898: On 10 January 1898, Alexander Anderson of Marine City was awarded a contract to build a wooden steamer for A. F. Price of Freemont, Ohio, Isaac Lincoln of Dakota, and Capt. Peter Ekhert of Port Huron, Michigan. The vessel was to be named ISAAC LINCOLN and...
by import2 | January 9, 2025 | Boatnerd News
Century-old lock gates that had been stored on the bottom of the Welland Canal being installed at Lock 7 Weighing roughly 453,600 kilograms each, or about one million pounds, two massive Welland Canal chamber gates at Thorold’s Lock 7 are being replaced this week. The...
