Boatnerd News – October 10, 2024

2024 Tonnage Trends Continue Showing Greater Grain Transport Through September  October 9, 2024 — The fall season is also the busiest time of year for marine shipping on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway, and agricultural commodities and steel continue to drive...
Port Report  October 10, 2024

Port Report October 10, 2024

Port and vessel activity for Wednesday, October 9, 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 – October 10

Today in Great Lakes History – October 10

1877 ELIZA R. TURNER (wooden schooner; 156 feet; 409 gross tons; built in 1867 at Trenton, MI) was carrying wheat from Detroit, MI, to Buffalo, NY, when a storm drove her aground nine miles west of Long Point on Lake Erie where she was wrecked. The skipper and cook...

Boatnerd News – October 9, 2024

National Museum of the Great Lakes Announces Winners of the 2024 Luck of the Lakes Raffle   The National Museum of the Great Lakes has announced the winners of its 2024 Luck of the Lakes Raffle, which raised over $122,000 to support the museum’s mission to...
Port Report  October 9, 2024

Port Report October 9, 2024

Port and vessel activity for Tuesday, October 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 ...