Port Report  April 23, 2024

Port Report April 23, 2024

Port and vessel activity from Monday, April 22 , 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 – April 23

1859 1859:   On 23 April 1859, at about midnight, the schooner S. BUTTLES was fighting a severe gale. She was carrying staves from Port Burwell, Ontario, to Clayton, New York, and sprang a leak while battling the gale. While manning the pumps, one man was washed...
Boatnerd News – April 22, 2024

Boatnerd News – April 22, 2024

Ontario Shipyards temporarily pauses operations in Thunder Bay THUNDER BAY, ON – Ted Kirkpatrick, director of business development and government relations, told The Chronicle-Journal that they have decided to temporarily idle operations at its shipyard largely due to...
Port Report  April 22, 2024

Port Report April 22, 2024

Port and vessel activity from Sunday, April 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 ...
Today in Great Lakes History – April 22

Today in Great Lakes History – April 22

1871:   On 22 April 1871, the 210-foot, 4-masted wooden schooner JAMES COUCH was launched at Port Huron, Michigan. She was named for a prominent Chicago businessman of the time. 1872:   On 22 April 1872, Capt. L. R. Boynton brought the wooden propeller WENONA into...