by import2 | October 6, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
1870 The schooner E. FITZGERALD was launched at the Fitzgerald & Leighton yard at Port Huron, MI. She measured 135 feet long, 26 feet wide, and 11 feet deep. 1873 JOHN A. MCDOUGALL (wooden schooner barge; 151 feet; 415 gross tons) was launched at Wenona, MI. She...
by import2 | October 5, 2023 | Boatnerd News
LSMMA Gales of November on the horizon The Lake Superior Marine Museum Association’s annual Gales of November event will be taking place on November 10–11, 2023, in Duluth, MN. Click here for more details and to register. LSMMA
by import2 | October 5, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
1876 GRACE GREENWOOD (three-masted wooden schooner; 124 feet; 306 tons; built in 1853 at Oswego, NY) was carrying iron ore from Escanaba, MI, to Michigan City, IN, when she foundered in a storm while coming into St. Joseph, MI, for shelter. No lives were lost. She was...
by import2 | October 4, 2023 | Boatnerd News
Cuyahoga Back in Service After Fire The M/V Cuyahoga, which suffered a serious engine room fire while on Lake Erie in late May, was bound for Calcite, MI, to load on Wednesday after sea trials were successfully completed Tuesday night. She was repaired at Ashtabula,...
by import2 | October 4, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
1877 BRITISH LION (three-masted wooden bark; 128 feet; 293 tons; built in 1862 at Kingston, ON) was carrying coal from Black River, OH, to Brockville, ON. She was driven ashore at Long Point in Lake Erie by a storm and wrecked. She was the first bark on the lakes to...
