Port Report  January 4, 2025

Port Report January 4, 2025

Port and vessel activity for Friday, January 3, 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 –  January 4

Today in Great Lakes History –  January 4

1952 1952:   The car ferry SPARTAN (Hull#369) was launched at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin by Christy Corp. 1966 1966:  FARO, a Liberty ship that had visited the Seaway in 1965, ran aground in heavy weather off Nojima, Japan, enroute from Muroran, Japan, to Keelung,...

Boatnerd News – January 3, 2025

Lake Michigan levels drop below long-term average For the first time in nearly a decade, lake levels in Michigan and Huron are below the long-term average. A report from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers stated the Lake Michigan-Lake Huron system had an average height...
Port Report  January 3, 2025

Port Report January 3, 2025

Port and vessel activity for Thursday, January 2, 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 – January 3

Today in Great Lakes History – January 3

1939 1939:  The CHIEF WAWATAM ran aground on the shoals of the north shore near St. Ignace, Michigan. 1971 1971:  On Jan 3, 1971, BEN W. CALVIN ran aground at the mouth of the Detroit River after becoming caught in a moving ice field. 1972 1972:   TADOUSSAC cleared...