by import2 | June 1, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
.1879: ASA CHILDS (wooden scow schooner, 125 foot, 204 gross tons, built in 1866, at Mentor, Ohio) was carrying lumber in a storm on Lake Michigan when she was driven ashore at Highland Park just north of Chicago, Illinois on 01 June 1879, and was a total loss. The...
by import2 | May 31, 2024 | Boatnerd News
Small ports welcome uptick in Great Lakes cruises RIX STAFF | THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2024 Victory Cruise Lines plans to return to the Great Lakes in 2025. Many small ports along Michigan’s coastline are eager for the upcoming cruising season on the Great Lakes....
by import2 | May 31, 2024 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity for Thursday, May 30, 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 | May 31, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1870 1870: The wooden barge FANNY NEIL was launched at the Muir, Livingstone & Co. yard in Port Huron, Michigan on 31 May 1870. As was usual in those days, her name was not made public until the streamer bearing her name was unfurled at the launch. 1873 1873: ...
by import2 | May 30, 2024 | Boatnerd News
Kingston tour boat operators call for action on LaSalle Causeway KINGSTON — Tour boat and tourism officials are calling on the federal government, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau personally, to find a faster way to get their ships out of the Inner Harbour. The...
