by import2 | November 24, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1874 1874: NEPTUNE (wooden propeller, 185 foot, 774 gross tons, built in 1856, at Buffalo, New York) was laid up at East Saginaw, Michigan, on 24 November 1874, when she was discovered to be on fire at about 4:00 a.m. She burned to a total loss. 1881 1881: On 24...
by import2 | November 23, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1853 1853: On 23 November 1853, the wooden schooner PALESTINE was bound from Kingston to Cleveland with railroad iron at about the same time as the like-laden schooner ONTONAGON. Eight miles west of Rochester, New York, both vessels ran ashore, were pounded heavily...
by import2 | November 22, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1860 1860: On 22 November 1860, WABASH VALLEY (wooden propeller, 592 tons, built in 1856, at Buffalo, New York) was caught in a blizzard and gale off Muskegon, Michigan, on Lake Michigan. Her skipper thought they were off Grand Haven and as he steamed to the harbor,...
by import2 | November 21, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1861 1861: On 21 November 1861, ENTERPRISE (2-mast wooden scow-schooner, 64 foot, 56 tons, built in 1854, at Port Huron, Michigan) was driven ashore near Bark Shanty at the tip of Michigan’s thumb on Lake Huron. The storm waves pounded her to pieces. Her...
by import2 | November 20, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1854 1854: On 20 November 1854, BURLINGTON (2-mast wooden brig, 80 foot, 117 tons, built in 1842, at Cleveland, Ohio) was driven hard aground near Port Bruce, Ontario, on Lake Huron while trying to assist the stranded Canadian bark GLOBE. 1871 1871: On 20 Nov....
by import2 | November 19, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1842 1842: On 19 November 1842, the wooden schooner BRANDYWINE was carrying flour in a storm on Lake Erie when she capsized and then drifted to the beach near Barcelona, New York. One passenger’s body was found in the cabin, but the entire crew of 6 was lost....
