Boatnerd News – November 17, 2023

Gale warnings send vessels to anchor With gale warnings in effect, Clyde S. VanEnkevort and her barge Erie Trader were at anchor off Paradise, MI, in the lee of Whitefish Point Friday night. Saginaw and the tug Sharon M 1 with her barge were on the hook above DeTour....

Port Reports – November 17, 2023

Port and vessel activity from Thursday, November 16, 2023, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net. PORT REPORT  11/17/2023 TWO HARBORS-Gary A. Putney On Thursday, Edwin H. Gott loaded in Two Harbors for the Gary...
Today in Great Lakes History –  November 17

Today in Great Lakes History –  November 17

On 15 Nov 1972, the MICHIPICOTEN (steel straight-deck bulk freighter, 549 foot, 6,490 gross tons, built in 1905, at W. Bay City, Michigan, as HENRY C. FRICK) departed Quebec in tow of Polish tug KORAL for scrapping in Spain. The tow encountered bad weather and the...

Boatnerd News – November 16, 2023

National Museum of the Great Lakes announces expansion, change in leadership Toledo, OH – After several years of capital fund-raising, the National Museum of the Great Lakes plans to add about 5,000 square feet to its East Toledo home beginning in the spring, museum...

Port Reports – November 16, 2023

Port and vessel activity from Saturday, November 15, 2023, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net. PORT REPORT  11/16/2023 MONROE, MICHIGAN-Bill Kloss Walter J. McCarthy, Jr. departed for Duluth and fleet mate...