Port Reports – October 1, 2022

Port Reports – October 1, 2022

Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen Return of the Queen: On yet another run for coal at SMET, Paul R. Tregurtha arrived Duluth in the 04:34 early-morning darkness to begin the last day of September traffic in the...
Today in Great Lakes History – October 1

Today in Great Lakes History – October 1

CHICAGO TRADER, a.) THE HARVESTER of 1911, was laid up on October 1, 1976, at the Frog Pond in Toledo, Ohio.In 1986, the HERBERT C. JACKSON rescued Carl Ward and his nephew after they had been adrift on lower Lake Michigan for 80 hours. On October 1,1888, the ST CLAIR...
Port Reports – September 30, 2022

Port Reports – September 30, 2022

Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Port Inland, MI – Andrew Meyer Port Inland saw the Sam Laud arrive at 2349 on September 26, and departed about 12 hours later. That would be the last traffic until Wednesday, with the Joseph L. Block arriving just after...
Today in Great Lakes History – September 30

Today in Great Lakes History – September 30

GOVERNOR MILLER was towed down the Welland Canal on September 30, 1980, in tow of TUG MALCOLM, STORMONT and ARGUE MARTIN on her way to Quebec City. On September 30, 1896, SUMATRA (wooden schooner-barge, 204 foot, 845 gross tons, built in 1874, at Black River, Ohio)...
Boatnerd News – September 29, 2022

Boatnerd News – September 29, 2022

One group has biggest role in Erie’s most valuable property. How the Erie Port Authority works The Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority promotes industrial, commercial and recreational opportunities on Erie’s bayfront, according to its website. The...