Port Reports – July 27, 2023

Port and vessel activity from Wednesday, July 26, 2023, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Scott Bjorklund Duluth Entry Interlake classic, and frequent visitor to Duluth-Superior this season, Hon....
Today in Great Lakes History – July 27

Today in Great Lakes History – July 27

1884 ALBERTA (steel propeller passenger-package freight vessel, 264 feet, 2,282 gross tons, built in 1883 at Whiteinch, Scotland, by C. Connell & Co.) collided in fog 6 miles northwest of Whitefish Point on Lake Superior with the JOHN M. OSBORNE (wooden propeller...

Boatnerd News – July 26, 2023

Great Lakes are once again a hot destination for cruise ships DULUTH, Minn. — The Viking Polaris sliced through the dawn June fog, entering the harbor without fanfare. No horn blasts to this Midwestern port city’s landmark lift bridge. Onboard, all but a handful of...

Port Reports – July 26, 2023

Port and vessel activity from Tuesday, July 25, 2023, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Scott Bjorklund Duluth Entry Thursday, July 20 Great Lakes Fleet classic John G. Munson arrived at 17:45...
Today in Great Lakes History – July 26

Today in Great Lakes History – July 26

1885 ISLE ROYALE (wooden propeller passenger-package freight vessel, 92 feet, 92 gross tons, built in 1879) sprang a leak near Susick Island near Isle Royale on Lake Superior. She sank, but her passengers and crew made it to the island. She was owned by Cooley,...