Today in Great Lakes History – June 4

Today in Great Lakes History – June 4

Today in Great Lakes History –  June 4 In 1955, J. L. MAUTHE established a new Great Lakes cargo record for a coal cargo delivered to an upper lakes port. She loaded 18392 tons of coal at the Toledo C&O dock. 1943, BENJAMIN F. FAIRLESS, Captain Harry Ashby,...
Today in Great Lakes History – June 3

Today in Great Lakes History – June 3

On 03 June 1882, the schooner C. BELL was launched at the yard of Mason, Corning & Company in East Saginaw, Michigan. Her dimensions were 185 feet x 30 feet x 11 feet, and she cost $20,000. JOHN B. AIRD was christened in 1983, at Thunder Bay for Algoma Central...
Today in Great Lakes History – June 2

Today in Great Lakes History – June 2

June 2, 1958, the Liberian-flagged freighter MOUNT DELPHI sank enroute to Karachi, Pakistan. She was built by the British American Shipbuilding Company at Welland, Ontario, during the final years of World War I. She had 12 different owners during her career and had...

Grand Haven

By David Swain 6/8/21 Caroline McKee/Commander St. Mary’s cement 6/8/21 Manitowoc Meekhof’s D & M slag 6/7/21 Cuyahoga Verplanks trap rock 6/4/21 Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41 Verplanks limestone 5/27/21 Great Republic Verplanks slag 5/24/21...

Holland

12/31/18 Undaunted/PM41 Padnos Load Scrap 12/26/18 Undaunted/PM41 Padnos Load Scrap 12/18/18 Undaunted/PM41 Padnos Load Scrap 12/9/18 Undaunted/PM41 Padnos Load Scrap 12/1/18 Undaunted/PM41 Padnos Load Scrap 11/29/18 Undaunted/PM41 Padnos Load Scrap 11/13/18 Calumet...

Marquette

  April 19: The H. Lee White is scheduled to arrive today however, she is still docked at the steel plant in the Soo. The Hon James Oberstar is scheduled for arrival early Tuesday morning. The Herbert Jackson and the Kaye Barker are due Wednesday evening while...