Port Report  September 2, 2024

Port Report September 2, 2024

Port and vessel activity for Sunday, September 1, 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 – September 2

Today in Great Lakes History – September 2

1851 BUNKER HILL (wooden sidewheeler; 154 feet; 457 tons; built in 1835 at Black River, OH) burned to a total loss at Tonawanda, NY. 1896 The COLONEL ELLSWORTH (wooden schooner; 138 feet; 319 gross tons; built in 1861 at Euclid, OH, as a bark) was beached on Whitefish...
Boatnerd News – September 1, 2024

Boatnerd News – September 1, 2024

Onaway Contractor to build new DNR Fisheries Vessel By  Garret Ellison | gellison@mlive.com ONAWAY, MI — A Presque Isle County steel fabricator has won a contract to build a new fisheries research boat for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Moran Iron Works...
Port Report  September 1, 2024

Port Report September 1, 2024

Port and vessel activity for Saturday, August 31, 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 – September 1

Today in Great Lakes History – September 1

1854 ABIAH (two-masted wooden schooner/brig; 134 feet; 353 tons; built in 1848 at Irving, NY) was sailing light from Chicago, IL, to Oconto, WI, when she capsized and sank in a squall about 10 miles off Sheboygan, WI. The schooner L. LUDDINGTON rescued her crew and...