by import2 | October 29, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1879 On 29 October 1879, AMAZON (wooden propeller freighter, 245 foot, 1,406 tons, built in 1873, at Trenton, Michigan) was carrying “provisions” – 900 tons of freight plus 7,000 barrels of flour – from Milwaukee to Grand Haven, Michigan. She...
by import2 | October 28, 2024 | Boatnerd News
James R Barker leaves Bay ship James R Barker departed Bay Ship in Sturgeon Bay to pick up where she left off. She Departed at 10:05 AM Sunday 10/27/2024 and is on her way to Duluth / Superior Behind the Scenes at the New Soo Locks View a video...
by import2 | October 28, 2024 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity for Sunday, October 27, 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 | October 28, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1882 On October 28, 1882, RUDOLPH WETZEL (wooden propeller tug, 23 tons, built in 1870, at Buffalo, New York) was racing for a tow with the tug HENRY S SILL when her boiler exploded 12 miles north of Racine, Wisconsin. She quickly sank. All three on board were killed...
by import2 | October 27, 2024 | Boatnerd News
Behind the Scenes at the New Soo Locks View a video here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQZoipueb5U Gales of November 8-9 A great slate of presentations this year. Also a form to order a raffle ticket for a ride on the Edwin H. Gott. Help support...
