Port Reports – December 11, 2023

Port and vessel activity from Thursday, December 10, 2023, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net PORT REPORT  12/11/2023 TWO HARBORS, MINNESOTA-Tom Geiger 12/11/2023  Burns Harbor-ETA-11:00 PM TWO...
Today in Great Lakes History – December 11

Today in Great Lakes History – December 11

1872:  On 11 December 1872, the Port Huron Times listed the following vessels in winter lay-up in Port Huron: Sailing Craft: A H MOSS, FOREST HUNTER. MARY E PEREW, SEA BIRD, REINDEER, T S SKINNER, L W PERRY, ADAIN, LITTLE NELLIE, MAGGIE, PRINCE ALFRED, CAPE HORM,...
Boatnerd News – December 10, 2023

Boatnerd News – December 10, 2023

Museum tug John Purves to head to shipyard Monday The Door County Maritime Museum expects to move the tug John Purves Monday morning, December 11. She will be moved by tugs from Roen Salvage and brought to Fincatiari Bay Ship in Sturgeon Bay for drydocking to do some...

Port Reports – December 10, 2023

Port and vessel activity from Thursday, December 9, 2023, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net PORT REPORT  12/10/2023 TWO HARBORS, MINNESOTA-Tom Geiger and Gary A. Putney 12/11/2023  Burns Harbor-ETA-1:00 PM TWO...
Today in Great Lakes History – December 10

Today in Great Lakes History – December 10

The CORISANE (2-mast wooden schooner-barge, 137 foot, 292 gross tons, built in 1873, at Marine City, Michigan) was tied up alongside MARY and she also caught fire but the flames were quickly extinguished. She was towed away from MARY by the ferry J C CLARK. 1891:  On...