Port Report  May 21, 2024

Port Report May 21, 2024

Port and vessel activity for Monday, May 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 – May 21

Today in Great Lakes History – May 21

After spending three weeks in quarantine at Buffalo, New York, because of the discovery of smallpox on board, the steamer JOHN OADES has been released and has started on her way to Duluth. 1864:   On 21 May 1864, the NILE (wooden passenger/package freight vessel, 190...
Boatnerd News – May 20, 2024

Boatnerd News – May 20, 2024

S.S. Badger Resumes Lake Michigan Crossings After 10-Month Shutdown   May 17, 2024 | 2:18 PM MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — The S.S. Badger is back in service after a longer-than-expected off season. It’s a sound that people in Manitowoc have waited 10 months for;...
Port Report  May 20, 2024

Port Report May 20, 2024

Port and vessel activity for Sunday, May 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 – May 20

Today in Great Lakes History – May 20

1862:   On 20 May 1862, BAY CITY (wooden propeller tug, 199 foot, 480 tons, built in 1852, at Trenton, Michigan) sprang a leak in a storm and sank near Port Burwell, Ontario. She then washed in to shallow water. Her crew was rescued by the tug WINSLOW. Her engine and...