Port Report – October 17, 2025

Port and vessel activity for Thursday October 16.  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 ...

Today in Great Lakes History – October 17

1843 1843:   The wooden schooner ALABAMA collided with a pier during a storm at the mouth of the Grand River at Fairport, OH, and was a total loss. 1871 1871:   CASCADEN (two-masted wooden schooner; 138 tons; built in 1866 at Saugeen, ON) was carrying much-needed...
Boatnerd News – October 16, 2025

Boatnerd News – October 16, 2025

USS Cobia returns to Manitowoc after repairs in Sturgeon Bay Phil DeCastro,FOX11NewsWed, October 15th 2025    STURGEON BAY (WLUK) — The treasured World War II submarine USS Cobia is back home at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum.    She arrived in Manitowoc...

Port Report – October 16, 2025

Port and vessel activity for Wednesday October 15.  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 ...

Today in Great Lakes History – October 16

1853 1853:   PHILO SCOVILLE (two-masted wooden brig built in 1853 at Sheboygan, WI) was carrying flour, wheat, pigs, and barreled fish when she encountered a gale in the eastern Straits of Mackinac. She was dismasted and drifted ashore, where she was pounded to...