Boatnerd News – November 3, 2025

November Storm Sends Vessels to Anchor Stormy weather has sent several vessels to anchor, with wind gusts up to 45 knots and wave heights as high as 14 feet in the forecast.Algoma Niagara, John J. Munson, Burns Harbor, Mesabi Miner and the saltie Verila were all on...

Port Report – November 3, 2025

Port and vessel activity for Sunday November 2.  Port reports done by Tom Geiger unless otherwise noted. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net You can Now visit Matt Miner’s Saltie page at ...

Boatnerd News – November 2, 2025

  Gales of November Conference Honors Fitzgerald 50th    DULUTH, MN – Lake Superior Marine Museum Association presents Gales of November2025, a two-day conference Nov 7-8 commemorating the 50th anniversary of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald. This special event brings...

Port Report – November 2, 2025

Port and vessel activity for Saturday November 1.  Port reports done by Tom Geiger unless otherwise noted. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net You can Now visit Matt Miner’s Saltie page at ...

Boatnerd News – November 1, 2025

Superior Midwest Energy Terminal to Close in 2026    SUPERIOR, Wis. –Superior Midwest Energy Terminal will close in summer 2026. Midwest Energy Resources Company (MERC), located in the Duluth-Superior Port, has provided rail, vessel, and truck delivery of coal since...