Soo Locks Visitor Center opens for season Wednesday The Soo Locks Visitor Center opens for the season Wednesday, May 1. The hours will be 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., seven days a week. Park rangers had a busy week prepping the visitor center, attending training and took a tour of New Lock at the Soo progress. New Algoma Bear arrives in Canada Algoma Bear (IMO 9619309), a self-unloading Seaway-max vessel at 740 feet in length and 78 feet in width, built in 2024 in China and the 11th vessel in the Equinox-Class series of new lakers built for the…

Port and vessel activity from Monday, April 29, 2024, compiled by Tom Geiger, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports and pictures to [email protected] You can Now visit Matt Miner’s Saltie page at  https://boatnerd.com/foreign-vessels-on-the-lakes-2024/ PORT REPORT 4/30/2024 ST JOHN’S        [CASJF] 4/29/2024  Atlantic Heron-ARRIVED-6:54 PM 4/29/2024  Oceanex Sanderling-DEPARTED-9:26 PM 4/30/2024  Brage Viking-IN PORT 4/30/2024  Dalton Pioneer-IN PORT 4/30/2024  Dalton Defender-IN PORT 4/30/2024  Taskall-IN PORT 4/30/2024  Paul A. Sacuta-IN PORT 4/30/2024  Ann Harvey-IN PORT 4/30/2024  Oceanex Connaigra-7:35 AM 5/3/2024  Wicky Spirit-9:08 PM 5/4/2024  Avalon Sea-ETA-10:59 PM HALIFAX, CANADA     [CAHAL] 4/29/2024  Atlantic Sea-DEPARTED-4:50 PM 4/29/2024  One Wren-ARRIVED-6:02 PM 4/29/2024  Tropic Hope-DEPARTED-11:02 PM…

1842:   On 30 April 1842, the side-wheeler COMMODORE BARRIE collided with the schooner CANADA about 10 miles off Long Point in Lake Ontario. The COMMODORE BARRIE became disabled and then sank about an hour and a half later. Her passengers and crew were rescued by the CANADA. 1878:   On 30 April 1878, ST. LAWRENCE (2-mast wooden schooner, 93 foot, 111 tons, built in 1842, at Clayton, New York) was carrying timber when she caught fire from the boiling over of a pot of pitch which was being melted on the galley stove. The vessel was well out on Lake Michigan…

Cozy Corners holds 3rd annual Freighter Fun Day Roger LeLievre, Mr. Know Your Ships, was on-site mingling with fellow boatnerds.’I love the energy of this event and I love that it is multi-generational,’ said guest Roger LeLievre Jim Lehocky The Cozy Corners was packed with boatnerds for the 3rd annual Freighter Fun Day. The 3rd Annual Freighter Fun Day at the Cozy Corners Tavern and Grill in Barbeau was Saturday, and it was packed. The eatery is located on the north end of Rock Cut where downbound freighters must pass by to continue on. Sara Gordon, co-owner of the Cozy…

Port and vessel activity from Sunday, April 28, 2024, compiled by Tom Geiger, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports and pictures to [email protected] You can Now visit Matt Miner’s Saltie page at  https://boatnerd.com/foreign-vessels-on-the-lakes-2024/ PORT REPORT 4/29/2024 ST JOHN’S        [CASJF] 4/28/2024  Oceanex Sanderling-ARRIVED-4:48 PM 4/28/2024  Ann Harvey-ARRIVED-6:17 PM 4/29/2024  Virginia Ann-IN PORT 4/29/2024  Captain Molly Kool-IN PORT 4/29/2024  Marsol Dragon-IN PORT 4/29/2024  Avalon Sea-IN PORT 4/29/2024  Brage Viking-ETA-5:00 AM 4/30/2024  Oceanex Connaigra-ETA-1:24 AM 5/4/2024  Avalon Sea-ETA-10:59 PM HALIFAX, CANADA     [CAHAL] 4/28/2024  Atlantic Star-DEPARTED-8:12 PM 4/29/2024  Glenbrook-IN PORT 5/29/2024  One Blue Jay-IN PORT 4/29/2024  Atlantic Sea-ETA-3:15 AM 4/29/2024  Norwegian Prima-ETA-5:35…

1865:   On 29 April 1865, L.D. COWAN (wooden schooner, 165 tons, built in 1848, at Erie, Pennsylvania) was driven ashore near Pointe aux Barques, Michigan, in a storm and wrecked. 1875:   On 29 April 1875, the wooden schooner CLARA BELL of Sandusky was wrecked in a gale off Leamington, Ontario. Captain William Robinson was drowned. 1896:   29 April 1896 – W. LE BARON JENNEY (steel tow barge, 366 foot, 3422 gross tons) was launched by F. W. Wheeler & Company (Hull #120) at West Bay City, Michigan for the Bessemer Steamship Company of Cleveland, Ohio. She went through eight owners…

Port and vessel activity from Saturday, April 27, 2024, compiled by Tom Geiger, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports and pictures to [email protected] You can Now visit Matt Miner’s Saltie page at  https://boatnerd.com/foreign-vessels-on-the-lakes-2024/ PORT REPORT 4/28/2024 ST JOHN’S        [CASJF] 4/27/2024  Avalon Sea-DEPARTED-11:05 AM 4/27/2024  Maersk Cutter-DEPARTED-11:53 AM 4/27/2024  Ann Harvey-DEPARTED-12:14 PM 4/28/2024  Atlantic Merlin-IN PORT 4/28/2024  Virginia Ann-IN PORT 4/28/2024  Dalton Pioneer-IN PORT 4/28/2024  Marsol Dragon-IN PORT 4/28/2024  Avalon Sea-IN PORT 4/28/2024  Oceanex Sanderling-ETA-10:32 AM 4/30/2024  Oceanex Connaigra-ETA-2:52 AM 5/4/2024  Avalon Sea-ETA-10:59 PM HALIFAX, CANADA     [CAHAL] 4/27/2024  Viking Polaris-DEPARTED-4:20 PM 4/27/2024  Tijuca-DEPARTED-4:39 PM 4/27/2024  EM Kea-DEPARTED-8:36 PM 4/27/2024 …

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:   The barge LITTLE JAKE was launched on 28 April 1875, at East Saginaw, Michigan. She was owned by William R. Burt & Co. Her dimensions were 132 feet x 29 feet x 9 feet. 1877:   On 28 April 1877, the steam barge C S BALDWIN went ashore on the reef at North Point on Lake Huron during a blinding snow storm. The barge was heavily loaded with iron ore and sank in a…

The MacArthur Lock officially open for the 2024 shipping season SAULT STE. MARIE, MI – Harvest Spirit was the first ship of the season  heading downbound through the MacArthur Lock at Sault Ste. Marie, MI, on Thursday. The MacArthur Lock winter maintenance work included a dam safety periodic inspection to determine asset performance and conditions. These assessments drive future repairs to ensure the lock stays operational. In addition, crews also performed a wide range of other maintenance tasks from fender timber replacements on the piers, to inspections and preventative maintenance on electrical and mechanical systems U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,…

Port and vessel activity from Friday, April 26 , 2024, compiled by Tom Geiger, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports and pictures to [email protected] You can Now visit Matt Miner’s Saltie page at  https://boatnerd.com/foreign-vessels-on-the-lakes-2024/ PORT REPORT 4/27/2024 ST JOHN’S        [CASJF] 4/26/2024  Maersk Mobiliser-DEPARTED-4:42 PM 4/26/2024  Oceanex Avalon-DEPARTED-7:06 PM 4/26/2024  PR Sirius-DEPARTED-7:48 PM 4/26/2024  Atlantic griffion-DEPARTED-7:56 PM 4/27/2024  Taskall-IN PORT 4/27/2024  Avalon Sea-IN PORT 4/27/2024  Marsol Dragon-IN PORT 4/27/2024  Mearsk Cutter-IN PORT 4/28/2024  Oceanex Sanderling-ETA-11:25 AM 4/29/2024  Oceanex  Connaigra-ETA-5:51 AM HALIFAX, CANADA     [CAHAL] 4/26/2024  MSC Cornella-DEPARTED-4:02 AM 4/26/2024  Contship Art-SRRIVED-6:02 AM 4/26/2024  Teleost-DEPARTED-10:26 AM 4/26/2024  Silver Arctic-DEPARTED-4:31 PM…