Tour Grosse Ile North Range Lighthouse Sept. 8 Sunday, September 8th, from Noon to 3:00 PM (Noon, 1:30pm and 3pm) Take one of our three tours of the 1906 Island Lighthouse.  The Lighthouse is only accessible this one time of the year.  The bus ride (there is no parking at the site) to the Lighthouse includes a narration on some of the history of Grosse Ile. $20 for Historical Society members, $25 for non-members. Limited to 75 people, 10 years of age or older. Tickets may be purchased on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/grosse-ile-north-range-lighthouse-tour-2024-tickets-912898533087 Please contact our office at (734) 675-1250 or [email protected] for more details.  The phone…

Port and vessel activity for Tuesday, May 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   5/29/2024 ST JOHN’S        [CASJF] 5/28/2024  Oceanex Connaigra-ARRIVES-8:25 AM 5/28/2024  Atlantic Kestrel-DEPARTS-9:34 AM 5/28/2024  Brage Viking-DEPARTS-10:13 AM 5/28/2024  Atlantic Griffon-DEPARTS-1:52 PM 5/28/2024  Celtic Exploror-ARRIVES-5:17 PM 5/28/2024  Atlantic Shrike-DEPARTS-6:48 PM 5/28/2024  Oceanex Connaigra-DEPARTS-11:45 PM 5/29/2024  Ann Harvey-IN PORT 5/29/2024  Beverly M1-IN PORT 5/29/2024  Dads Boys-IN PORT 5/29/2024  Captain Molly Kool-IN PORT 5/29/2024  Atlantic Kestrel-IN PORT 5/29/2024  Maersk Nexus-IN PORT 5/29/2024  Canmar-IN PORT 5/29/2024  Atlantic Heron-IN…

1889:   On 29 May 1889, BAVARIA (3-mast wooden schooner-barge, 145 foot, 376 gross tons, built in 1873, at Garden Island, Ontario) was carrying squared timber when she broke from the tow of the steamer D D CALVIN and began to founder near Long Point in Lake Erie. Her crew abandoned her, but all eight were lost. The abandoned vessel washed ashore with little damage and lasted until 1898 when she was destroyed in a storm. 1894:   PLEASURE (wooden passenger ferry, 128 foot, 489 gross tons) (Hull#104) was launched at West Bay City, Michigan by F.W. Wheeler & Co. on 29…

Fincantieri snaps up $1 billion deal to build two more Constellation-class frigates for US Navy May 27, 2024, by Fatima Bahtić Italian shipbuilding major Fincantieri, through its U.S. subsidiary Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM), has been awarded a contract worth over $1 billion to build the fifth and sixth Constellation-class frigates for the U.S. Navy. Fincantieri The contract for the lead frigate and nine options, signed in 2020, has a cumulative value of $5.5 billion, including post-delivery availability support and crew training. Fincantieri’s proposal is based on the FREMM frigate platform, the backbone of a 10-unit program for the Italian Navy…

Port and vessel activity for Monday, May 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   5/28/2024 ST JOHN’S        [CASJF] 5/27/2024  Paul A Sacuta-ETA-12:13 AM 5/27/2024  Ann Harvey-ARRIVES-7:35 AM 5/27/2024  Maersk Nexus-ARRIVES-7:54 AM 5/27/2024  Atlantic Kestrel-ARRIVES-8:04 AM 5/27/2024  Avalon Sea-DEPARTS-10:42 AM 5/27/2024  Ann Harvey-DEPARTS-2:57 PM 5/27/2024  FRC Atlantic Kestrel-ARRIVES-2:48 PM 5/27/2024  Dalton Pioneer-DEPARTS-4:17 PM 5/27/2024  Ann Harvey-ARRIVES-4:49 PM 5/28/2024  Atlantic Heron-IN PORT 5/28/2024  HOS Red Rock-IN PORT 5/28/2024  Captain Molly Kool-IN PORT 5/28/2024  Atlantic Kestrel-IN PORT 5/28/2024  Brage Viking-IN…

1848:   On 28 March 1848, COLUMBUS (wooden sidewheeler, 391 tons, built in 1835, at Huron, Ohio) struck a pier at Dunkirk, New York during a storm and sank. The sidewheeler FASHION struck the wreck in November of the same year and was seriously damaged. 1935:    THOMAS LYNCH and the Norwegian freighter BA collided on a foggy Lake Superior and the former received a hole above the waterline. The saltwater vessel dated from 1921 and was torpedoed and lost in the North Atlantic on July 8, 1941, as c) INGA I. 1942:    JACK was torpedoed by U-155 and sunk…

All aboard! Keewatin opens to the public at Kingston KINGSTON, ON – All aboard! The S.S. Keewatin officially opened to the public on Saturday, May 25, with a launch party and ribbon cutting. Ahead of the launch party, the Great Lakes Museum – current steward and owner of the Keewatin – opened ticket sales for tours. Tour experiences, including visits to both the Great Lakes Museum and Keewatin, can be booked online on the Great Lakes Museum website. Students receive discounted rates, and children under five are admitted free. “We are delighted to finally unveil this beautiful and historic…

Port and vessel activity for Sunday, May 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   5/27/2024 ST JOHN’S        [CASJF] 5/26/2024  HOS Red Rock-ARRIVES-9:23 AM 5/26/2024  Oceanex Sanderling-ARRIVES-11:38 AM 5/26/2024  Skandi Vinland-ARRIVES-7:58 PM 5/26/2024  Atlantic Shirke-ARRIVES-8:58 PM 5/26/2024  Marsol Dragon-DEPARTS-10:03 PM 5/26/2024  Atlantic Griffon-ARRIVES-11:44 PM 5/26/2024  Atlantic Kestrel-ETA-3:05 PM 5/26/2024  Atlantic Shrike-ETA-9:05 PM 5/27/2024  Dads Boys-IN PORT 5/27/2024  Dalton Defender-IN PORT 5/27/2024  Atlantic Griffon-IN PORT 5/27/2024  Taskall-IN PORT 5/27/2024  Atlantic Shirke-IN PORT 5/27/2024  Atlantic Heron-IN PORT 5/27/2024  Barge Viking-IN…

1872:   The tug SMITH burned near Bay City, Michigan, on 27 May 1872. Her loss was valued at $7,000 but there was no insurance on her. 1879:   The ferry SARNIA made her first trip as a carferry between Port Huron and Sarnia on 27 May 1879. She had burned in January 1879, then was converted to a carferry and served in that capacity during the summer. In September, 1879, she was converted to a barge. 1898:   The tug PETE GORMAN, sunk by the steamer CITY OF BUFFALO was raised. She is not much injured. The local steamboat inspectors have taken…

Port and vessel activity for Saturday, May 25, 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   5/26/2024 ST JOHN’S        [CASJF] 5/25/2024  Victory G-ARRIVES-7:42 AM 5/25/2024  Marsol Dragon-ARRIVES-8:13 AM 5/25/2024  Atlantic Merlin-DEPARTS-11:13 AM 5/25/2024  Atlantic Merlin-ETA-1:32 pm 5/25/2024  Victory G-DEPARTS-12:52 PM 5/25/2024  Avalon Sea Arrives-2:03 PM 5/25/2024  Paul A Sacuta-DEPARTS-5:39 PM 5/26/2024  Dalton Pioneer-IN PORT 5/26/2024  Marsol Dragon-IN PORT 5/26/2024  Brage Viking-IN PORT 5/26/2024  Avalon Sea-IN PORT 5/26/2024  Dalton Defender-IN PORT 5/26/2024  Harp -IN PORT 5/26/2024  Oceanex Sanderling-ETA-10:40 AM 5/26/2024 …