by import2 | May 23, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1889: On 23 May 1889, the wooden steam barge OSCAR T. FLINT (218 foot, 824 gross tons) was launched at the Simon Langell & Sons yard in St. Clair, Michigan. She lasted until 25 November 1909, when she burned and sank off Thunder Bay Island in Lake Huron. 1901: ...
by import2 | May 22, 2024 | Boatnerd News
Hard Hat Tours: Behind the Scenes on the Museum Ships Schoonmaker, tug Ohio TOLEDO, OH – On Saturday, June 22, explore spaces typically off-limits to visitors in an exclusive, behind-the-scenes tour of the museum ships Col James M. Schoonmaker and tug Ohio at...
by import2 | May 22, 2024 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity for Tuesday, May 21, 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 22, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1875: CITY OF NEW BALTIMORE was launched at David Lester’s yard in Marine City, Michigan, on 22 May 1875. Her master carpenter was John J. Hill. She was a wooden propeller passenger/package freight vessel built for the Detroit-New Baltimore route. Her...
by import2 | May 21, 2024 | Boatnerd News
Bilbao, Spain, and Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Seaway ports, sign agreement to improve mutual collaboration Representatives of the Port Authority of Bilbao and a delegation from the ports of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway (USA) have signed a...
