by import2 | December 8, 2022 | Boatnerd News
Lake Michigan, Lake Huron lose over 3 trillion gallons of water in November The two Great Lakes that surround Lower Michigan continue to trek downward on lake levels. Lake Michigan and Lake Huron are now approaching their long-term average water level. Lake Michigan...
by import2 | December 8, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
1854: On 8 December 1854, WESTMORELAND (wooden propeller passenger/package freight vessel, 200 foot, 665 tons, built in 1853, at Cleveland, Ohio) was carrying supplies for Mackinac Island, including liquor and supposedly $100,000 in gold. She capsized in a storm due...
by import2 | December 7, 2022 | Port Report Archive
Unless where otherwise noted, port and vessel activity from December 6, 2022. Please send future port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen Walter J. McCarthy Jr. started off a good Tuesday for Twin Ports traffic with a 01:16...
by import2 | December 7, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
1866: On 7 December 1866, M. BALLARD (2-mast wooden schooner, 116 foot, 288 tons, built in 1855, at Cleveland, Ohio) was lost with all hands in a storm on Lake Ontario. 1878: The wooden propeller bulk freighter MORLEY was launched at Marine City on 7 December 1878....
by import2 | December 6, 2022 | Boatnerd News
Coast Guard Christmas ship arrives in Chicago with 1,200 trees from Michigan The U.S. Coast Guard announced this weekend that its 2022 Christmas Tree Ship run has been a success. The crew of the cutter Mackinaw pulled up alongside Navy Pier a few days ago and has now...
