by import2 | October 9, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1820 ASP (wooden schooner; 57 tons; built in 1808 at Mississauga, ON) was carrying lumber and staves when she sprang a leak near Long Point on Lake Ontario. She waterlogged and then capsized. The upturned vessel was driven across the lake and finally went ashore off...
by import2 | October 8, 2024 | Boatnerd News
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...
by import2 | October 8, 2024 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity for Monday, October 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 ...
by import2 | October 8, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1854 E.K. COLLINS (wooden passenger-package freight side-wheeler; 256 feet; 1,095 gross tons; built in 1853 at Newport, MI) caught fire and beached near the mouth of the Detroit River, where she burned to the waterline. About 23 lives were lost. About 43 people were...
by import2 | October 7, 2024 | Boatnerd News
Marine Mart planned for Oct. 12 The Great Lakes Maritime Institute will host its 43rd annual Marine Mart Oct, 12 in St. Clair Shores, MI. See the flier in the photo gallery for details.
