by import2 | October 28, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1882 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...
by import2 | October 27, 2025 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity for Sunday October 26. 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 | October 27, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1854 1854: October 27, 1854 – Well-known Pere Marquette carferry captain Joseph “Joe” Russell was born in Greenfield, Wisconsin. 1869 1869: On October 27, 1869, ALFRED ALLEN (wooden schooner, 160 tons, built in 1853, at Pultneyville, New Jersey,...
by import2 | October 26, 2025 | Boatnerd News
Season wraps up Oct. 31 at Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum WHITEFISH POINT, MI – Oct. 31 is the last day to visit the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point before it closes up for the season. It will reopen for the 2026 season on May 1. ...
by import2 | October 26, 2025 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity for Saturday October 25. 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 ...
