Port Report  April 19, 2024

Port Report April 19, 2024

Port and vessel activity from Thursday, April 18 , 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 19

Today in Great Lakes History – April 19

1880:   On 19 April 1880, the Port Huron Times reported the results of a severe gale: “The schooner CHRIS GROVER, ashore near Oscoda, Michigan, is reported going to pieces. The crew is aboard. The schooner ATHENIAN, lumber laden, is reported to have gone ashore...
Boatnerd News – April 18, 2024

Boatnerd News – April 18, 2024

Huron’s lime plant pulverized Andy Ouriel ouriel@sanduskyregister.com Apr 12, 2024 7:00 PM HURON — Brenda Michel reveled in seeing a storied structure getting razed on Friday morning. “I like to watch things blow up,” said Michel, a lifelong Huron resident....
Port Report  April 18, 2024

Port Report April 18, 2024

Port and vessel activity from Thursday, April 17 , 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 18

Today in Great Lakes History – April 18

1848:   On 18 April 1848, the wooden schooner TRIBUNE went missing in lower Lake Michigan. Her fate was unknown until native fishermen discovered her masts standing upright off Cathead Point in November 1849. All 10 of her crew were lost. 1883:   On 18 April 1885, the...