Boatnerd News – November 9, 2024

Boatnerd News – November 9, 2024

Seaway tug Robinson Bay to join Maritime Academy fleet TRAVERSE CITY — After lobbying for about a decade, the Northwestern Michigan College Great Lakes Maritime Academy will officially welcome a new vessel into its fleet early next year. The towing vessel the Robinson...
Port Report  November 9, 2024

Port Report November 9, 2024

Port and vessel activity for Friday, November 8, 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 –  November 9

Today in Great Lakes History –  November 9

1869 On 09 November 1869, EXCELSIOR (wooden propeller river steamer and ferry, 40 foot, 28 tons, built in 1861, at Lewiston, New York) caught fire and was destroyed while taking on wood. She was owned by Samuel Hunt of St. Charles, Michigan and was primarily used as a...
Boatnerd News – November 8, 2024

Boatnerd News – November 8, 2024

  Lost Mariners Remembrance ceremony being held in Detroit this weekend on Edmund Fitzgerald anniversray The Edmund Fitzgerald sank on Nov. 10, 1975 in Lake Superior, in a violent storm on the lake. November can be a turbulent month for weather across Michigan,...
Port Report  November 8, 2024

Port Report November 8, 2024

Port and vessel activity for Thursday, November 7, 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 ...