by import2 | September 29, 2022 | Port Report Archive
Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen With chilly temperatures, wisps of sea smoke, and spooky streaks of orange and black in the sky, the Duluth-Superior Harbor was in full-fledged fall spirit for the arrival of...
by import2 | September 29, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
On September 29, 1952, the CHARLES L. HUTCHINSON entered service. This vessel was renamed b.) ERNEST R. BREECH when it was sold to the Ford Motor Company in 1962, and it was renamed c.) KINSMAN INDEPENDENT, when it was sold to Kinsman Lines in 1988. Sold Canadian in...
by import2 | September 28, 2022 | Port Report Archive
Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Marquette, MI – Oggdo Bogdo The Clyde S. VanEnkevort/Erie Trader continues to sit at the LS&I dock, eclipsing the 24 hour mark. However, the wait is more than likely due to dangerous gusts on the lake, as the rest of...
by import2 | September 28, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
THOMAS WILSON left Toledo on September 28, 1987, in tow of the tug TUSKER for overseas scrapping. WILSON had been laid up since December 16, 1979. On September 28, 1980, BURNS HARBOR entered service, departing Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, bound for Superior, Wisconsin, to...
by import2 | September 27, 2022 | Boatnerd News
Blast from the past: Boblo Boat, Ste. Claire, could be ready for public in a year Generations of Detroiters have a soft spot in their hearts for Boblo Island and the Boblo Boats. Many thought the Detroit icons were a thing of the past following the fire on the Ste....
