First Lady, Second Gentleman visit UP, Soo Locks Sault Ste. Marie, MI – First Lady Jill Biden and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff wrapped up their visit to the Upper Peninsula this afternoon in Sault Ste. Marie. Emhoff is Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband. After a community listening session about health care with members of the Bay Mills Indian Community and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, the two toured the Soo Locks where construction on the new lock continues. Biden talked to Army Corps engineers and personnel while touring inside the Soo Locks. The 1004-foot-long Mesabi Miner was…

Port and vessel activity for Friday, May 17, 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   5/18/2024 ST JOHN’S        [CASJF] 5/17/2024  Atlantic Shrike-ARRIVES-12:11 AM 5/17/2024  Atlantic Merlin-DEPARTS-1:45 AM 5/17/2024  Oceanex Avalon-ARRIVES-7:20 AM 5/17/2024  Avalon Sea-DEPARTS-8:28 AM 5/17/2024  Atlantic Griffon-ARRIVES-8:56 AM 5/17/2024  Kopit Hopson 1752-DEPARTS-10:22 AM 5/17/2024  Atlantic Heron-ARRIVES-10:46 AM 5/17/2024  Atlantic Shrike-DEPARTS-12:46 PM 5/17/2024  Atlantic Heron-DEPARTS-6:25 PM 5/17/2024  Amazon Conqueror-DEPARTS-7:00 PM 5/17/2024  Victory G-DEPARTS-7:11 PM 5/17/2024  Cygnus-DEPARTS-9:15 PM 5/18/2024  Oceanex Avalon-IN PORT 5/18/2024  Captain Molly Kool-IN PORT 5/18/2024 …

1853:   On 18 May 1853, CITIZEN (wooden schooner, 54 tons, built in 1847, at Manitowoc, Wisconsin) was driven aground 6 miles north of Chicago. The U. S. Navy steamer MICHIGAN tried in vain to pull her off, breaking a 14″ hawser in the process. She was reportedly the first vessel built at Manitowoc, Wisconsin. 1872:   On 18 May 1872, the 3-mast wooden schooner MARQUETTE was holed in northern Lake Huron by a floating log. The crew manned the hand-operated bilge pumps but could not keep up with the incoming water. The steamer ANNIE YOUNG took the MARQUETTE in tow even…

Port and vessel activity for Thursday, May 16, 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   5/17/2024 ST JOHN’S        [CASJF] 5/16/2024  Maersk Clipper-ARRIVES-10:18 AM 5/16/2024  Maersk Clipper-DEPARTS-6:38 PM 5/16/2024  Atlantic Merlin-ETA-10:12 PM 5/17/2024  French Warship-IN PORT 5/17/2024  Canmar-IN PORT 5/17/2024  Kopit Hopson 1752-IN PORT 5/17/2024  Avalon Sea-IN PORT 5/17/2024  Captain Molly Kool-IN PORT 5/17/2024  Oceanex Avalon-ETA-6:25 AM 5/25/2024  Atlantic Kestrel-ETA-3:44 PM HALIFAX, CANADA     [CAHAL] 5/16/2024  Grande Marocco-ARRIVES-6:09 AM 5/16/2024  CSL Tacoma-DEPARTS-7:09 AM 5/16/2024  One Owl-DEPARTS-8:36 AM 5/16/2024  Esteem…

1875:   The schooner ST. ANDREWS was launched at A. Muir’s shipyard on the Black River in Port Huron, Michigan on 17 May 1875. This was a rebuild job, but Mr. Muir stated that it was the most complete rebuild he ever undertook since there was only a portion of the keel and bottom left from the old hull. Her new dimensions were 135 foot keel x 30 feet x 14 feet, 425 tons (an increase of 102 tons). 1885:   At about 9 a.m., 17 May 1885, the tug E.T. CARRINGTON (wooden side-wheel tug, 76 foot, 57 gross tons, built in…

Door County Maritime Museum to host Know Your Ships author Know Your Ships boat field guide author Roger LeLievre will travel to Door County May 22 for his first-ever visit, a perfect match for National Maritime Day. Join him at the Death’s Door Museum in the morning for a presentation of the program “Hitchin’ A Ride: An Inside Look at Life on a Laker.” LeLievre will also stop at Cana Island after lunch to sign copies of Know Your Ships. The day will culminate at the Sturgeon Bay Museum, with LeLievre signing books, and sharing his delightful personal story…

Port and vessel activity for Wednesday, May 15, 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   5/16/2024 ST JOHN’S        [CASJF] 5/15/2024  Oceanex Connaigra-DEPARTS-12:27 AM 5/15/2024  Cygnus-ARRIVES-7:47 AM 5/15/2024  Acadian-ARRIVES-8:51 AM 5/15/2024  Cygnus-DEPARTS-11:35 AM 5/15/2024  Cygnus-ARRIVES-2:09 PM 5/15/2024  Marcol Dragon-ARRIVES-2:31 PM 5/15/2024  Atlantic Shrike-DEPARTS-2:55 PM 5/15/2024  Brage Viking-DEPARTS-3:59 PM 5/15/2024  Maersk Mobiliser-DEPARTS-4:50 PM 5/15/2024  Dalton Pioneer-ARRIVES-5:12 PM 5/15/2024  Acadian-DEPARTS-6:31 PM 5/15/2024  Atlantic Heron-DEPARTS-7:47 PM 5/15/2024  Marcol Dragon-DEPARTS-10:15 PM 5/15/2024  Harp-DEPARTS-11:17 PM 5/15/2024  Avalon Sea-ARRIVES-11:24 PM 5/16/2024  Canmar-IN PORT 5/16/2024 …

1874:   The tug B. W. ALDRICH burned at Ludington, Michigan, on 16 May 1874. The damage was estimated at $5,000 and she was rebuilt. 1894:   On 16 May 1894, the SHENANDOAH (wooden propeller freighter, 308 foot, 2,251 gross tons) was launched by J. Davidson (Hull #60) in West Bay City, Michigan. She lasted until 1924, when she was abandoned. 1905:   The second THOMAS W. PALMER, a composite bulk carrier, collided with HARVARD of the Pittsburgh Steamship Company off Stannard Rock, Lake Superior in dense fog and was nearly cut in two. The crew was able to walk to safety aboard…

Port and vessel activity for Tuesday, May 14, 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   5/15/2024 ST JOHN’S        [CASJF] 5/14/2024  Oceanex Connaigra-ARRIVES-7:37 AM 5/14/2024  Maersk Clipper-ARRIVES-7:44 AM 5/14/2024  Avalon Sea-ARRIVES-7:48 AM 5/14/2024  T.A. Teriierooiterai-ARRIVES-1:33 PM 5/14/2024  Maersk Clipper-DEPARTS-4:45 PM 5/14/2024  Felipe Souza-ARRIVES-5:10 PM 5/14/2024  Avalon Sea-DEPARTS-10:03 PM 5/15/2024  Taskall-IN PORT 5/15/2024  Captain Molly Kool-IN PORT 5/15/2024  Amazon Conqueror-IN PORT 5/15/2024  Brage Viking-IN PORT 5/15/2024  Atlantic-Shrike-IN PORT 5/15/2024  Acadian-ETA-8:19 AM 5/17/2024  Oceanex Avalon-ETA-3:07 PM 5/21/2024  Wenche Victory-Eta-8:02 PM…

1854:   On 15 May 1854, GARDEN CITY (wooden passenger/package side-wheeler, 218 foot, 657 tons, built in 1853, at Buffalo, New York) was sailing from Chicago to the Soo in a storm when she went on Martin Reef, west of Detour, Michigan, and was wrecked. Her passengers were picked up by the steamer QUEEN CITY. 1874:   At 3:30 a.m., 15 May 1874, the tug TAWAS came along side of the schooner ZACH CHANDLER several miles off shore from Sand Beach, Michigan on Lake Huron. The boiler of the TAWAS exploded and she sank. Capt. Robinson, 2nd Engineer Dyson, Firemen Thomas Conners…