by import2 | September 4, 2024 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity for Tuesday, September 3, 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 | September 4, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1876 CITY OF PORT HURON, a wooden steam barge, sank a few miles offshore near Lexington, MI, at about noon. She was heavily loaded with iron ore and sprang a leak at about 11:00. Most of the crew managed to get on top of the cabin, while two were in the forward...
by import2 | September 3, 2024 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity for Monday, September 2, 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 | September 3, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1869 The 167-foot wooden propeller BOSCOBEL burned about 2 miles below St. Clair, MI. Three lives were lost. The ship was only about 2 years old and was in service of the New York Central Railroad, though owned by the Peshtigo Lumbering Co. of Chicago, IL. The burned...
by import2 | September 2, 2024 | Boatnerd News
State awards $15 million grant to fund new Drummond Island ferry SAULT STE. MARIE, MI — The state recently awarded a $15 million grant to help fund a new ferry for Drummond Island, located in the lower St. Marys River. This week, the Michigan Department of...
