Today in Great Lakes History –  December 7

Today in Great Lakes History –  December 7

1866 1866:  On 7 December 1866, M. BALLARD (2-mast wooden schooner, 116 foot, 288 tons, built in 1855, at Cleveland, Ohio) was lost with all hands in a storm on Lake Ontario. 1878 1878:  The wooden propeller bulk freighter MORLEY was launched at Marine City on 7...
Boatnerd News – December 6, 2025

Boatnerd News – December 6, 2025

Seaway traffic resumes after ship arrestor repairs    Traffic resumed through the Cote Ste Catherine Lock Friday after repairs were made to the ship arrestor, which was damaged Thursday when it was struck by the Maltese-registered bulk carrier Osogovo.    A ship...
Port Report – December 6, 2025

Port Report – December 6, 2025

Port and vessel activity for Friday December 5.  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 ...
Today in Great Lakes History –  December 6

Today in Great Lakes History –  December 6

1874 1874:  On 6 December 1874, the Port Huron Times reported that the Port Huron Dry Dock Co. had been declared bankrupt and Mr. John Johnston had been appointed assignee of the company by the U.S. District Court. 1885 1885:  OCONTO grounded near Charity Island in...
Boatnerd News – December 5, 2025

Boatnerd News – December 5, 2025

Ship arrestor hit by Osogovo, halting Seaway traffic    The Maltese-registered bulk carrier Osogovo hit the ship arrestor in Cote Ste Catherine Lock near Montreal on Thursday morning. Ship traffic has been halted until repairs can be made. Drawsko, Algoma Niagara and...