by import2 | December 17, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1875 1875: On 17 December 1875, the steamboat JENNISON of Captain Ganoe’s line, which ran between Grand Rapids and Grand Haven, burned at Grand Rapids. She was laid up for the winter just below the city on the Grand River. She was insured for $12,000. 1905...
by import2 | December 16, 2024 | Boatnerd News
Tim S. Dool refloated Officials say a cargo vessel that ran aground in the St. Lawrence River last month has been broken free. The St. Lawrence Seaway Corporation said in an email that the Tim S. Dool was safely refloated early Monday morning and sailed under her own...
by import2 | December 16, 2024 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity for Sunday, December 15, 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 ...
by import2 | December 16, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1906 1906: On 16 December 1906, ADVENTURER (wooden propeller steam tug, 52 foot, built in 1895, at Two Harbors, Minnesota) broke her moorings and went adrift in a gale. She was driven ashore near Ontonagon, Michigan on Lake Superior and was pounded to pieces. 1922...
by import2 | December 15, 2024 | Boatnerd News
MacArthur Lock at Soo to close Dec. 16 for season The Soo Locks’ MacArthur Lock will close for the navigation season on Dec. 16 for seasonal repairs and maintenance. The Poe Lock will remain open until Jan. 15, 2025, or until commercial traffic ceases, whichever...
