by Roger LeLievre | April 7, 2026 | Boatnerd News
In March, rainfall across the Great Lakes Basin was 65% above average. The wet weather across all basins resulted in above-average water supplies for all the Great Lakes. Lakes Michigan-Huron, St. Clair, Erie, and Ontario rose 3 to 7 inches from February to March....
by Roger LeLievre | April 7, 2026 | Boatnerd News
Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor celebrated the start of the 2026 international shipping season Saturday with the arrival of the Ocean7 Ranger. Operated by Germany’s Hammonia Reederei, the 10,500 dwt, Liberian-flagged general cargo vessel completed a 52-day voyage...
by Roger LeLievre | April 7, 2026 | Boatnerd News
SAULT STE. MARIE, MI – Traffic was steady on the St. Marys River Monday, but icebreaker assistance was still required, especially in the East Neebish Channel at the Stribling and Johnson’s Point turns. In the late afternoon, Soo Traffic closed the river above the...
by Roger LeLievre | April 7, 2026 | Boatnerd News, Noteworthy Passages
Calumet arrived off Port Gypsum in Tawas, MI, Monday morning, waiting offshore for the tug Kimberly Joy to arrive from Cheboygan and set the channel buoys for the season. Once Kimberly Joy arrived a short time after Calumet, her crew made quick work of setting the...
by Roger LeLievre | April 7, 2026 | Boatnerd News
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – Establishing a commercial port in Sault Ste. Marie will create an opportunity to lay out a heavy industrial park in the city’s west end that will entice new manufacturers to town. City of Sault Ste. Marie CAO Tom Vair said that’s the thinking...
