Boatnerd News – July 23, 2025

Dark Waters Exhibit Plunges Visitors Into True-Crime Mysteries of the Great Lakes The National Museum of the Great Lakes (NMGL) recently announced the opening of Dark Waters: True Crime and Mystery on the Great Lakes, the first exhibition to debut in the museum’s new...

Port Report – July 23, 2025

Port and vessel activity for Tuesday July 22.  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 – July 23

Today in Great Lakes History – July 23

1878 1878:  H.R. PRESTON (wooden quarterdeck canal boat built in 1877 at Oneida Lake, New York) was carrying 250 tons of ashes from Picton, Ontario, to Oswego, New York, in tow of the tug ALANSON SUMNER along with three other canal boats when they encountered a storm...

Boatnerd News – July 22, 2025

Shipping industry, boaters fear risks of cuts to federal Great Lakes programs By Carol Thompson, The Detroit News Whitefish Point at the Upper Peninsula’s northeastern tip is a notoriously challenging area for ship captains navigating Lake Superior. It’s where they...

Port Report – July 22, 2025

Port and vessel activity for Monday July 21.  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 ...