by Roger LeLievre | March 20, 2026 | Boatnerd News
DOOR COUNTY, WI – A Lake Michigan shipwreck off Door County that was missing for almost 140 years until found in June 2025 was named to the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places. The very intact remains of the wreck of the F.J. King, a three-masted canal...
by Roger LeLievre | March 20, 2026 | Noteworthy Passages
In what is clearly a sign of spring, Detroit’s J.W. Westcott Co. has launched its pilot boat M.S. Westcott for the season. The boat is available for scheduled pilot and crew changes through April 8 when 24-hour mail service returns. The office remains open two days a...
by Roger LeLievre | March 20, 2026 | Noteworthy Passages
SARNIA, ON – Harvest Spirit was loading grain Thursday at Sarnia, the first such cargo loaded at that port this shipping season. According to AIS, the cargo is detained for Baie Comeau. Patti Kingswood
by Roger LeLievre | March 20, 2026 | Boatnerd News
TWO HARBORS, MN – Visitors trekking to the North Shore of Lake Superior expecting to see the iconic vista of Split Rock Lighthouse perched atop a cliff overlooking the lake will now soak in a slightly different vista. That’s when Minnesota Historical Society crews...
by Roger LeLievre | March 20, 2026 | Noteworthy Passages
The Frontenac is back at Port Colborne for a short lay up before heading back out again for the new season. They were previously at Wharf 17 in Port Colborne before they fitted back out in late January to replace the Whitefish Bay, which suffered bow damage while it...
