by import2 | November 2, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1862 1862: On 02 Nov 1862, BAY STATE (wooden propeller, 137 foot, 372 tons, built in 1852, at Buffalo, New York) was bound for Lake Erie ports from Oswego, New York when she broke up offshore in a terrific gale in the vicinity of Oswego. All 22 onboard, including...
by import2 | November 1, 2025 | Boatnerd News
Superior Midwest Energy Terminal to Close in 2026 SUPERIOR, Wis. –Superior Midwest Energy Terminal will close in summer 2026. Midwest Energy Resources Company (MERC), located in the Duluth-Superior Port, has provided rail, vessel, and truck delivery of coal since...
by import2 | November 1, 2025 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity for Friday October 31. 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 ...
by import2 | November 1, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1862: 1862: On 1 November 1862, BLACK HAWK (wooden brig, 138 foot, 385 tons, built in 1854, at Ohio City, Ohio) was carrying 19,000 bushels of corn and some stained glass when a gale drove her ashore and wrecked her near Point Betsie. In 1858, this vessel had sailed...
by import2 | October 31, 2025 | Boatnerd News
Soo Locks Visitor Center ends season with 210,000 visitors SAULT STE. MARIE, MI — The Soo Locks Visitor Center is closing for the season Friday evening after another busy summer welcoming thousands of visitors. The center, which officially closes at 7 p.m., drew...
