Today in Great Lakes History – September 25

Today in Great Lakes History – September 25

In tandem tow, MENIHEK LAKE and LEON FALK JR. arrived at Vigo, Spain, on September 25, 1985. The MENIHEK LAKE was scrapped at Vigo, and the FALK was towed to Gijn, Spain, for scrapping. HENRY C. FRICK departed Bay City on her maiden voyage on September 25, 1905 and...
Boatnerd News – September 24, 2022

Boatnerd News – September 24, 2022

S.T. Crapo towed out of Green Bay GREEN BAY, WI – One of the oldest ships still floating on the Great Lakes is being hauled away to be scrapped. The S.T. Crapo, built in 1927, has been docked at Lafarge on the west bank of the Fox River in Green Bay for 25 years...
Port Reports – September 24, 2022

Port Reports – September 24, 2022

Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen Exchanging her limestone load for a taconite one at CN 6, Joseph L. Block got underway from the dock in the early hours of Friday morning before making a 04:29 Duluth departure....

Today in Great Lakes History – September 24

  EDMUND FITZGERALD’s first cargo of taconite pellets was loaded September 24, 1958 at Silver Bay, Minnesota for Toledo, Ohio. The PERE MARQUETTE 22 entered service September 24, 1924. In early morning fog on the St. Clair River on September 24, 1962, the...

Port Reports – September 23, 2022

Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Two Harbors, MN – Silver Bay, MN – Gary Putney As of Wednesday night, the Great Republic is destined for Two Harbors to load taconite. The Edwin H Gott is loading taconite in Two Harbors and is destined for Nanticoke. The...