Port Report  May 15, 2024

Port Report May 15, 2024

Port and vessel activity for Tuesday, May 14, 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 15

Today in Great Lakes History – May 15

1854:   On 15 May 1854, GARDEN CITY (wooden passenger/package side-wheeler, 218 foot, 657 tons, built in 1853, at Buffalo, New York) was sailing from Chicago to the Soo in a storm when she went on Martin Reef, west of Detour, Michigan, and was wrecked. Her passengers...
Boatnerd News – May 14, 2024

Boatnerd News – May 14, 2024

Cruise ships Victory I and Victory II will return to the Great lakes next year   John Waggoner is reviving Victory Cruise Lines, which he once ran as part of American Queen Voyages. He plans to relaunch Victory I and Victory II in spring 2025 on the Great Lakes...
Port Report  May 14, 2024

Port Report May 14, 2024

Port and vessel activity for Monday, May 13, 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 14

Today in Great Lakes History – May 14

1861:   BLACK HAWK (wooden schooner, 98 foot, 178 gross tons) was launched in East Saginaw, Michigan on 14 May 1861. Thomas A. Estes was her builder. She was active until abandoned in the Kinnickinnic River at Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1908. On 13 October 1913, she was...