by import2 | April 28, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1856 1856: 28 April 1856 – TONAWANDA (wooden propeller passenger-package freight steamer, 202 foot, 882 gross tons) was launched by Buell B. Jones at Buffalo, New York. 1875 1875: The barge LITTLE JAKE was launched on 28 April 1875, at East Saginaw, Michigan. She...
by import2 | April 27, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1876 1876: On 27 April 1876, the Port Huron Times reported, “The steam barge MARY MILLS arrived up this morning and looks ‘flaming’. Her owner said he did not care what color she was painted so long as it was bright red, and she has therefore come...
by import2 | April 26, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1859 1859: On 26 April 1859, the wooden schooner A. SCOTT was carrying limestone blocks for a large Presbyterian church being built at Vermilion, Ohio. The vessel was driven ashore near Vermilion by a gale and was quickly pounded to pieces. Her insurance had expired...
by import2 | April 25, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1874 1874: The wooden schooner OTTAWA was launched on 25 April 1874, at Grand Haven, Michigan. She was owned by Capt. William R. Loutill and could carry 180,000 feet of lumber. 1885 1885: T S CHRISTIE (wooden propeller, 160 foot, 533 gross tons) was launched at F....
by import2 | April 24, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1872 1872: On 24 April 1872, the 3-mast wooden schooner JENNIE GRAHAM was sailing up Lake Huron to pick up a load of lumber. She was light and at full sail when a sudden squall caused her to capsize. Two crewmembers were trapped below decks and died. Captain Duncan...
by import2 | April 23, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1859 1859: On 23 April 1859, at about midnight, the schooner S. BUTTLES was fighting a severe gale. She was carrying staves from Port Burwell, Ontario, to Clayton, New York, and sprang a leak while battling the gale. While manning the pumps, one man was washed...
