by import2 | October 19, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1868 PARAGON (wooden schooner; 212 tons; built in 1852 at Oshawa, ON, as a brig) was being towed up the St. Clair River by the tug WILLIAM A. MOORE with a load of lumber in the company of four other barges. During a gale, the tow was broken up. While the tug MOORE was...
by import2 | October 18, 2024 | Boatnerd News
Great Lakes’ water levels dropping, but still just about average Autumn in Michigan not only means falling leaves; it also marks the start of the seasonal drop in water levels on the Great Lakes. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in a report issued late last week,...
by import2 | October 18, 2024 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity for Thursday, October 17, 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 18, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1844 At 20:00, the steamer ROCHESTER left Rochester, NY, for Toronto, ON. She encountered a severe gale about halfway there. Captain H.N. Throop had the vessel put about to return to Rochester. The gale was so severe that all thought they were lost. When they finally...
by import2 | October 17, 2024 | Boatnerd News
End of an Era: Historic SS United States Transferred to New Owners Mike Schuler The iconic SS United States is set to embark on its final journey – not across the Atlantic, but towards a new life as the world’s largest artificial reef. On Saturday, October 12, 2024,...
