by import2 | August 9, 2023 | Boatnerd News
You will soon be able to board the Boblo Boat again DETROIT – You will soon be able to board the historic Boblo Boat once again, but it won’t actually take you to Boblo Island. Restoration has come a long way in the last year in an effort to turn the boat into a...
by import2 | August 9, 2023 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity from Tuesday, August 8, 2023, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Two Harbors, MN – Gary Putney Mesabi Miner departed Two Harbors on August 8 at 15:07 for Indiana Harbor. Michipicoten is East of...
by import2 | August 9, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
1850 CHAUTAUQUE (wooden sidewheel steamer, 124 feet, 162 tons, built in 1839 at Buffalo, New York) caught fire in the St. Clair River and burned to a total loss. In previous years, she had been driven ashore in 1844 and sank twice — once in 1846, and again in 1848. In...
by import2 | August 8, 2023 | Boatnerd News
Boatnerd’s Soo live scanner back online After a long hiatus, the Boatnerd Soo Live Scanner is back online. Thanks to volunteers Matt Miner, Bob Haworth, and Nathan Leindecker for setting up the equipment. The scanner station is being hosted by Know Your Ships....
by import2 | August 8, 2023 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity from Monday, August 7, 2023, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Scott Bjorklund Duluth Entry Walter J. McCarthy Jr. departed at 23:06 (Central) Thursday night with iron...
