by import2 | December 9, 2023 | Boatnerd News
True stories behind 12 of Wisconsin’s coolest lighthouses By Claire Mainprize December 7, 2023 There are 55 lighthouses along Wisconsin’s shores, the majority dating back to the 1800s. For centuries, the beacons of light ensured the safe passage of ships crossing the...
by import2 | December 9, 2023 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity from Thursday, December 8, 2023, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net PORT REPORT 12/9/2023 TWO HARBORS, MINNESOTA-Tom Geiger 12/10/2023 John G. Munson-ETA-8:00 AM TWO...
by import2 | December 9, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
1871: On 9 December 1871, CHALLENGE (wooden schooner, 96 foot, 99 tons, built in 1853, at Rochester, New York) missed the piers at Sheboygan, Wisconsin, in heavy weather, stove in some of her planking and sank. She was a particularly sleek craft, actually designed as...
by import2 | December 8, 2023 | Boatnerd News
Obituary: Prentiss Marsh “Moey” Brown Jr. Prentiss Marsh “Moey” Brown Jr., age 97, of St. Ignace, Michigan, died on December 3, 2023, at Evergreen Living Center. He was born in St. Ignace on December 5, 1925, to Prentiss Sr. and Marion (Walker) Brown. Moey attend the...
by import2 | December 8, 2023 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity from Thursday, December 7, 2023, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net PORT REPORT 12/8/2023 TWO HARBORS, MINNESOTA-Tom Geiger 12/8/2023 Great Republic-ETA-11:45 AM TWO...
