by import2 | April 2, 2024 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity from Monday, April 1, 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 | April 2, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1874: On 2 April 1874, A. H. HUNTER (wooden propeller tug, 58 foot, 28 gross tons) was launched at Saginaw, Michigan. She was built for Donnelly & Clark of Saginaw by Wheeler. The engine was built by Bartlett & Co. of Saginaw. Her boiler and some other...
by import2 | April 1, 2024 | Boatnerd News
Door County Lighthouse Festivals tickets now on sale The Door County Maritime Museum in Sturgeon Bay, Wis. has announced that tickets for the 2024 Door County Lighthouse Festivals will go on sale on Monday, April 1, 2024. Tickets for both the spring festival (June...
by import2 | April 1, 2024 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity from Thursday, March 31, 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 | April 1, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1871: Sailors at Chicago went on strike on 1 April 1871, for an increase in pay. They were getting $1.50 a day. Some ship owners offered $1.75 but when word came that the Straits of Mackinac were clear of ice, the sailors demanded the unheard of daily wage of $3.25....
