Boatnerd News – October 26, 2025

      Season wraps up Oct. 31 at Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum WHITEFISH POINT, MI – Oct. 31 is the last day to visit the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point before it closes up for the season. It will reopen for the 2026 season on May 1.  ...

Port Report – October 26, 2025

Port and vessel activity for Saturday October 25.  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 – October 25, 2025

Tug Ocean Tower on way to Manitowoc to load New Konecranes    Heading to Manitowoc, Wisconsin is Dann Ocean Towing Co’s OCEAN TOWER. This will be its first transit of the Seaway since 2011. Estimated arrival around November 1st. Photos taken in Cote...

Port Report – October 25, 2025

Port and vessel activity for Friday October 24.  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 – October 24, 2025

Training Vessel State of Michigan Enters Drydock    The Traverse City, MI-based training vessel State of Michigan entered drydock at Sturgeon Bay on Thursday for routine inspection and maintenance. The four tugs doing the towing, steering, and pinning were Erika...