Ferry Badger will start season June 1 The S.S. Badger’s schedule has been updated, with crossings now starting earlier than expected. Departures will commence on June 1st instead of June 14th. Continue checking back for even earlier booking dates. Read more here: https://myemail-api.constantcontact.com/Crossings-Now-Starting-June-1st—.html?soid=1102183130649&aid=zm8W0bYeVtU Lake Michigan Carferry Keewatin museum at Kingston rebrands Kingston, ON – The Marine Museum of the Great Lake at Kingston has rebranded itself the Great Lakes Museum. Visit https://greatlakesmuseum.ca/ to learn about the museum and centerpiece the steamer Keewatin. Tours of Keewatin start May 13. Two tours will be offered: a 75 minute Passenger Experience and a…
Port and vessel activity from Tuesday, April 23 , 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 4/24/2024 ST JOHN’S [CASJF] 4/23/2024 Marsol Dragon-DEPARTED-3:32 PM 4/23/2024 Atlantic Heron-DEPARTED-6:22 PM 4/23/2024 Oceanex Connaigra-DEPARTED-9:27 PM 4/23/2024 Atlantic Merlin-DEPARTED-10:59 PM 4/24/2024 Capt. Molly Kool-IN PORT 4/24/2024 Dalton Pioneer-IN PORT 4/24/2024 CGE 224-IN PORT 4/24/2024 Maersk Mobiliser-IN PORT 4/24/2024 Maersk Clipper-IN PORT 4/26/2024 Oceanex Avalon-ETA-9:21 PM HALIFAX, CANADA [CAHAL] 4/23/2024 CB Pacific-DEPARTED-1:11 PM 4/23/2024 Wolfsburg-DEPARTED-1:23 PM 4/23/2024 Bob Annand-DEPARTED-2:30 PM 4/23/2024 One Cygnus-DEPARTED-6:28…
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 Graham was washed away and drowned. The remaining seven crewmembers clung to the overturned hull for about an hour and then the vessel unexpectedly turned upwards and lay on one side. The crew was then able to cut away a lifeboat and get in it. They were later picked up by the…
National Museum of the Great Lakes to break ground on expansion Toledo, OH – The National Museum of the Great Lakes will break ground on a 5,000-square-foot expansion Monday afternoon to provide additional space for temporary and traveling exhibits, new permanent exhibit spaces, and a community education center. The museum’s capital campaign has already raised $4.5 million toward the Second Wave expansion project’s $6 million price tag, which includes construction and exhibit acquisition costs. “It will allow us to bring in multiple Smithsonian quality exhibits annually,” said Kate Fineske, executive director of the museum, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary…
Port and vessel activity from Monday, April 22 , 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 4/23/2024 ST JOHN’S [CASJF] 4/22/2024 Marsol Dragon-ETA-7:39 AM 4/22/2024 Oceanex Sanderling-DEPARTED-4:05 PM 4/23/2024 Atlantic Merlin-IN PORT 4/23/2024 Atlantic Heron-IN PORT 4/23/2024 Avalon Sea-IN PORT 4/23/2024 Oceanex Connaigra-ETA-6:49 AM HALIFAX, CANADA [CAHAL] 4/22/2024 Wicky Spirit-DEPARTED-9:55 AM 4/22/2024 Tropic Lissette-DEPARTED-6:50 PM 4/22/2024 One Apus-DEPARTED-7:04 PM 4/22/2024 Sheila Ann-DEPARTED-10:27 PM 4/22/2024 Melina-DEPARTED-11:13 PM 4/23/2024 CB Pacific-IN PORT 4/23/2024 Wolfsburg-IN PORT 4/23/2024 One Cygnus-ETA-5:16 AM 4/24/2024 …
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 overboard, but his shipmates quickly rescued him. Capt. Alexander Pollock beached the vessel to save her about 10 miles east of the Genesee River. 1882: On 23 April 1882, GALLATIN (2-mast wooden schooner, 138 foot, 422 tons, built in 1863, at Oswego, New York) was carrying pig iron from St. Ignace, Michigan, to Erie, Pennsylvania,…
Ontario Shipyards temporarily pauses operations in Thunder Bay THUNDER BAY, ON – Ted Kirkpatrick, director of business development and government relations, told The Chronicle-Journal that they have decided to temporarily idle operations at its shipyard largely due to market conditions and the availability of skilled labor. “Despite these challenging conditions, we remain committed to revitalizing Ontario’s shipbuilding and ship repair industry, including in Thunder Bay,” Kirkpatrick said, adding their organization has no plans to divest from the Thunder Bay shipyard and will remain committed to the city community. “We continue to actively pursue a number of high-potential shipbuilding opportunities for…
Port and vessel activity from Sunday, April 21 , 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 4/22/2024 ST JOHN’S [CASJF] 4/21/2024 Oceanex Sanderling-ARRIVED-8:44 AM 4/21/2024 Atlantic Merlin-DEPARTED-10:18 AM 4/21/2024 Acadian-DEPARTED-11:51 AM 4/21/2024 Cygnus-DEPARTED-6:39 PM 4/22/2024 Capt Molly Kool-IN PORT 4/22/2024 Atlantic Merlin-IN PORT 4/22/2024 Taskall-IN PORT 4/22/2024 Maersk Cutter-IN PORT 4/23/2024 Oceanex Connaigra-ETA-1:59 AM 4/24/2024 Marsol Dragon-ETA-11:46 AM HALIFAX, CANADA [CAHAL] 4/21/2024 Algoma Mariner-DEPARTED-8:34 AM 4/212024 Sheila Ann-Arrived-6:32 PM 4/21/2024 Tropic Lissette-ETA-8:49 PM 4/21/2024 Melina-ETA-10:44 PM 4/22/2024 CMA…
1871: On 22 April 1871, the 210-foot, 4-masted wooden schooner JAMES COUCH was launched at Port Huron, Michigan. She was named for a prominent Chicago businessman of the time. 1872: On 22 April 1872, Capt. L. R. Boynton brought the wooden propeller WENONA into Thunder Bay to unload passengers and freight at Alpena, Michigan. The 15-inch-thick ice stopped him a mile from the harbor. The passengers got off and walked across the ice to town. Later, because of the novelty of it, a couple hundred people from Alpena walked out to see the steamer. In the evening, Capt. Boynton steamed…
Port and vessel activity from Saturday, April 20 , 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 4/21/2024 ST JOHN’S [CASJF] 4/20/2024 FRC Oceanxploer-DEPARTED-11:06 AM 4/20/2024 Atlantic Heron-DEPARTED-3:46 PM 4/20/2024 PB Sirius-DEPARTED-4:24 PM 4/20/2024 Mearsk Mobiliser-DEPARTED-7:01 PM 4/21/2024 Acadian-IN PORT 4/21/2024 Mearsk Cutter-IN PORT 4/21/2024 Dalton Defender-IN PORT 4/21/2024 Atlantic Merlin-IN PORT 4/21/2024 Dalton Pioneer-IN PORT 4/21/2024 Atlantic Heron FRC 1-IN PORT 4/21/2024 Oceanex Sanderling-ETA-8:35 AM 4/22/2024 Oceanex Connaigra-ETA-9:28 PM 4/24/2024 Marsol Dragon-ETA-11:46 AM 4/29/2024 Brage Viking-ETA-12:37 AM HALIFAX,…