Port Report – August 30, 2025

Port and vessel activity for Friday August 29.  Port reports done by Tom Geiger unless otherwise noted. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net You can Now visit Matt Miner’s Saltie page at ...
Today in Great Lakes History – August 30

Today in Great Lakes History – August 30

1873 1873:   CAMBRIDGE (three-masted wooden schooner; 162 feet; 445 tons; built in 1868 at Detroit, MI) was bound from Marquette, MI, for Cleveland, OH, with a load of iron ore. In rough seas, she was thrown onto the rocky shore near Marquette, where she broke up. No...
Boatnerd News – August 29, 2025

Boatnerd News – August 29, 2025

Final Report on 2023 Cuyahoga Fire Released The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has released its final report on the engine room fire onboard bulk carrier Cuyahoga on May 23, 2023 on Lake Erie, off Kingsville, ON. Chronology of Events    1914: Departed...

Port Report – August 29, 2025

Port and vessel activity for Thursday August 28.  Port reports done by Tom Geiger unless otherwise noted. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net You can Now visit Matt Miner’s Saltie page at ...
Today in Great Lakes History – August 29

Today in Great Lakes History – August 29

1858 1858:   CANADA (three-masted wooden bark; 199 feet; 758 tons) was carrying 0.5 million board feet of lumber to Chicago, IL, in bad weather when she settled just north of downtown Chicago. The next day during a salvage attempt, she blew southward, struck a bar off...