Boatnerd News – December 23, 2024

Boatnerd News – December 23, 2024

Share your boat-themed Christmas and holiday cards Continuing a Boatnerd tradition, we invite you to share your boat-themed Christmas and holiday cards on our discussion board at https://newsearch.boatnerd.com/viewforum.php?f=6   (attachments must be under 2 MB....

Port Report December 23, 2024

Port and vessel activity for Sunday, December 22, 2024, 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 – December 23

Today in Great Lakes History – December 23

1885 1885:  On 23 December 1885, MARY MARTINI (wooden propeller passenger-package freight vessel, 85 foot, 91 gross tons, built in 1877, at W. Bay City, Michigan) stranded on Brule Point, 13 miles east of Grand Marais, Minnesota, on Lake Superior in fair weather. A...

Boatnerd News – December 22, 2024

Damaged Wolfe Island ferry moved to Hamilton for repairs The damaged Wolfe Islander IV ferry was towed to Hamilton for repairs on Saturday. In a series of tweets, the Ontario Ministry of Transportation said it would move the Wolfe Islander IV to a Hamilton dry dock...

Port Report December 22, 2024

Port and vessel activity for Saturday, December 21, 2024, 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 ...