Boatnerd News – December 19, 2024

MacArthur Lock closes for the season SAULT STE. MARIE, MI – The MacArthur Lock in Sault Ste. Marie closed Dec. 17 for safety inspections and routine maintenance. The branch chief on site said the maintenance period is critical for the 800-foot long, 80-year-old...

Port Reports – December 19, 2023

Port and vessel activity from Thursday, December 18, 2023, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net PORT REPORT  12/19/2023 TWO HARBORS, MINNESOTA-Tom Geiger 12/20/2023  Arthur M. Anderson-ETA-12:AM 12/20/2023  Burns...
Today in Great Lakes History –  December 19

Today in Great Lakes History –  December 19

1927:  On 19 December 1927, ALEXANDRIA (wooden propeller freighter, 97 foot, 201 gross tons, built in 1902, at Chatham, Ontario) burned in the harbor of Little Current, Ontario, off the Government Dock, where her remains still lay. 1942:  ASHLAND was launched December...

Boatnerd News – December 18, 2024

Japan’s Nippon Steel to buy U.S. Steel in $14.9 billion deal Editor’s note: U.S. Steel once operated the largest fleet of vessels on the Great Lakes. Great Lakes Fleet, Duluth, MN, operated by Key Lakes Inc. and owned by Canadian National Railway, took...

Port Reports – December 18, 2023

Port and vessel activity from Thursday, December 17, 2023, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net PORT REPORT  12/18/2023 TWO HARBORS, MINNESOTA-Tom Geiger 12/19/2023  Burns Harbor-ETA-5:00 PM DULUTH,MINNESOTA-Tom...