Boatnerd News – August 2, 2025

“The Chubby Mermaids” finish leg 3 in the Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Swim     These four Kalamazoo-area women finished leg three of the Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Swim finishing Wednesday late afternoon at the William Gregory Boat Launch in Sault Ste....

Port Report – August 2, 2025

Port and vessel activity for Friday August 1.  Port reports done by Tom Geiger unless otherwise noted. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net You can Now visit Matt Miner’s Saltie page at ...

Today in Great Lakes History – August 2

1858 1858:  The wooden side-wheeler TELEGRAPH collided with the schooner MARQUETTE and sank 40 miles north of Cleveland. 1862 1862:  John C. Ackerman was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin. At the time of his death in 1916, he was commodore of the Pere Marquette car ferry...
Boatnerd News – August 1, 2025

Boatnerd News – August 1, 2025

Presque Isle Incident Investigation Continues SAULT STE. MARIE, MI – U.S. Coast Guard Sector Northern Great Lakes continues to investigate an incident with the 1,000-foot tug/barge Presque Isle. The vessel, operated by Great Lakes Fleet, Duluth, MN., was heading...
Port Report – August 1, 2025

Port Report – August 1, 2025

Port and vessel activity for Thursday July 31.  Port reports done by Tom Geiger unless otherwise noted. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net You can Now visit Matt Miner’s Saltie page at ...