Port Reports – January 30, 2023

Port Reports – January 30, 2023

Port and vessel activity from January 29, 2023, unless stated otherwise. All information is compiled from volunteer submissions. Please send future port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Duluth Seaway Port Authority Click here for a summary of...
Today in Great Lakes History – January 30

Today in Great Lakes History – January 30

ELMDALE was launched in 1909 as a.) CLIFFORD F. MOLL (Hull#56) at Ecorse, Michigan, by the Great Lakes Engineering Works. CHIEF WAWATAM was held up in the ice for a period of three weeks. On January 30, 1927, she went aground at North Graham Shoal in the Straits. She...
Boatnerd News – January 29, 2023

Boatnerd News – January 29, 2023

Luedtke Engineering starts process to close business Frankfort, MI ­­– A marine engineering company based in Frankfort is preparing to close its doors after over 92 years in business. Luedtke Engineering is in the process of closing, according to Paul Luedtke,...
Port Reports – January 29, 2023

Port Reports – January 29, 2023

Port and vessel activity from January 28, 2023, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Sturgeon Bay, WI – Joshua Hebeisen With the arrival of ASC’s 1,000-foot Indiana Harbor on the morning of January 22, Sturgeon...
Today in Great Lakes History – January 29

Today in Great Lakes History – January 29

BUCKEYE was launched January 29, 1910, as the straight decker a.) LEONARD B MILLER (Hull # 447) at Cleveland, Ohio by the American Ship Building Co. JOHN P. REISS (Hull # 377) was also launched this date in 1910, at Lorain, Ohio, by American Ship Building Co. January...