Port Report  June 21, 2024

Port Report June 21, 2024

Port and vessel activity for Thursday, June 20, 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 – June 21

Today in Great Lakes History – June 21

1868:   On 21 June 1868, the D&C Line’s MORNING STAR (wooden side-wheel steamer, 243 foot, 1,075 tons, built in 1862, at Trenton, Michigan) was late in leaving her dock in Cleveland, Ohio, because she was loading some last-minute freight (iron bars and...
Boatnerd News – June 20, 2024

Boatnerd News – June 20, 2024

 Michipicoten Heads for Shipyard THUNDER BAY, ON –– The damaged motor vessel Michipicoten left Thunder Bay, ON, for a repair facility in Superior, WI, on Thursday morning. The vessel is being escorted first by the Canadian tug Glenada and then by the U.S. tug Helen H....
Port Report  June 20, 2024

Port Report June 20, 2024

Port and vessel activity for Wednesday, June 19, 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 – June 20

Today in Great Lakes History – June 20

1857:   The MINNEHAHA, a wooden “clipper” schooner, was launched at James A. Baker’s shipyard in Oswego, New York, on 20 June 1857. Her dimensions were 110 foot keel, 125 foot overall, x 25 foot 6 inches x 10 foot 6 inches. She could carry 13,000...