by import2 | August 21, 2022 | Port Report Archive
Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Coming soon: Interactive port facilities map! Cover photo credit: Michael Chase Editor’s Note: Our daily photo galleries are currently down due to technical issues. August 21 Lake Erie Ports – Bill Kloss Toledo, OH: Wilf...
by import2 | August 21, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
August 21, 1996 – The former U. S. Army Corps of Engineers tug MARQUETTE was downbound past Detroit on her delivery trip to her new owners, based in Key West, Florida. Renamed MONA LARUE in 1997, she is no longer in documentation. At 7:10 p.m. on August 21,...
by import2 | August 20, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
On 20 August 1881, MICHIGAN (Hull#48), (iron propeller passenger-package freight steamer, 215 foot, 1,183 tons) was launched by the Detroit Dry Dock Company at Wyandotte, Michigan for the Goodrich Transportation Company. She was then taken to Milwaukee for fitting out...
by import2 | August 19, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
On this day in 1865, the PEWABIC, Captain George P. McKay, was down bound on Lake Huron when she was rammed by her sister ship, METEOR. The PEWABIC sank with an estimated loss of 125 lives and a cargo of copper ingots, ore and hides valued at $500,000. On 19 August...
by import2 | August 19, 2022 | Boatnerd News
Boat tours returning to Canadian side of St. Marys River After a decade long hiatus, residents and tourists will soon be able to enjoy boat tours on the Canadian side of the St. Marys River again. Sault Lock Tours says it is excited to present the ‘Miss Marie,’ a...
