Boatnerd News – November 3, 2025

November Storm Sends Vessels to Anchor Stormy weather has sent several vessels to anchor, with wind gusts up to 45 knots and wave heights as high as 14 feet in the forecast.Algoma Niagara, John J. Munson, Burns Harbor, Mesabi Miner and the saltie Verila were all on...

Port Report – November 3, 2025

Port and vessel activity for Sunday November 2.  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 – November 3

Today in Great Lakes History – November 3

1855 1855:   On 3 November 1855, DELAWARE (wooden propeller, 173 foot, 368 tons, built in 1846, at Black River, Ohio) was carrying general merchandise from Chicago to Buffalo with a stop at Milwaukee. She was driven ashore by a gale eight miles south of Sheboygan,...

Boatnerd News – November 2, 2025

  Gales of November Conference Honors Fitzgerald 50th    DULUTH, MN – Lake Superior Marine Museum Association presents Gales of November2025, a two-day conference Nov 7-8 commemorating the 50th anniversary of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald. This special event brings...

Port Report – November 2, 2025

Port and vessel activity for Saturday November 1.  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 ...