by import2 | December 8, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
1854: On 8 December 1854, WESTMORELAND (wooden propeller passenger/package freight vessel, 200 foot, 665 tons, built in 1853, at Cleveland, Ohio) was carrying supplies for Mackinac Island, including liquor and supposedly $100,000 in gold. She capsized in a storm due...
by import2 | December 7, 2023 | Boatnerd News
2 filmmakers with an underwater drone accidentally found a 128-year-old shipwreck at the bottom of Lake Huron A pair of filmmakers who spent two years shooting footage for a documentary about invasive mussels in the Great Lakes accidentally discovered a 128-year-old...
by import2 | December 7, 2023 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity from Thursday, December 6, 2023, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net PORT REPORT 12/7/2023 TWO HARBORS, MINNESOTA-Tom Geiger 12/8/2023 Great Republic-ETA-8:30 AM TWO HARBORS,...
by import2 | December 7, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
1866: On 7 December 1866, M. BALLARD (2-mast wooden schooner, 116 foot, 288 tons, built in 1855, at Cleveland, Ohio) was lost with all hands in a storm on Lake Ontario. 1878: The wooden propeller bulk freighter MORLEY was launched at Marine City on 7 December 1878....
by import2 | December 6, 2023 | Boatnerd News
Lake Superior, known for icy waters, one of the fastest warming lakes in the world. MINNEAPOLIS — Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world — a sea known for its pristine cold water. But in a warming world, that’s changing. Before dawn, a crew...
