by import2 | December 3, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
1850: On 3 December 1850, HENRY CLAY (2-mast wooden brig, 87 foot, 163 tons, built in 1842, at Huron, Ohio) was driven ashore at Point Nipigon in the Straits of Mackinac. She suffered little damage, but she was high and dry and unsalvageable. Her crew and passengers...
by import2 | December 2, 2023 | Boatnerd News
MacArthur Lock closing for seasonal repair, maintenance SAULT STE. MARIE, MI. – The Soo Locks’ MacArthur Lock will close for the Navigation Season at 7 a.m. Dec. 17, 2023, through April 24, 2024, to perform dam safety inspections and routine maintenance. The Poe...
by import2 | December 2, 2023 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity from Thursday, December 1, 2023, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net PORT REPORT 12/2/2023 TWO HARBORS, MINNESOTA-Gary Putney Michipicoten is off the keweenaw heading for Two...
by import2 | December 2, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
1832: On 2 December 1832, the wooden schooner CAROLINE was carrying dry goods worth more than $30,000 from Oswego to Ogdensburg, New York, in a violent storm. She capsized and sank off Ducks Island on Lake Ontario with the loss of one life. Five survived in...
by import2 | December 1, 2023 | Boatnerd News
Cason J. Callaway headed to Escanaba Waterfront reports indicate tugs from North Shore Marine will be towing the Cason J. Callaway Friday to Escanaba from Sturgeon Bay for continued lay up. Kathy McKeil on the way to China for conversion McKeil Marine recent...
