by Roger LeLievre | April 21, 2026 | Boatnerd News
GREEN BAY, Wis. – Shipping on the Great Lakes got underway in earnest at the end of March. It’s the start of a season Port of Green Bay Director Dean Haen hopes will build on an uptick in cargo volumes late last year. “It was just not that great of a shipping season,”...
by Roger LeLievre | April 20, 2026 | Boatnerd News
CLEVELAND, Ohio –The Cleveland Harbor West Pierhead Light, located just beyond the mouth of the Cuyahoga River, is back up for grabs. The U.S. General Services Administration said Thursday that it’s offering the lighthouse at no cost to eligible organizations in...
by Roger LeLievre | April 20, 2026 | Boatnerd News
The summer ferry schedule of service to Mackinac Island was scheduled to begin April 21 (expanded from limited service from St. Ignace only in winter), however ice conditions have altered that plan. Arnold Transit Co. has posted: “Due to serious current ice...
by Roger LeLievre | April 20, 2026 | Boatnerd News
GARY, IN – Hundreds of new jobs are coming to Gary, Indiana. U.S. Steel said it’s planning to restart the Gary Tin Mill at the company’s facility by early next year. CEO David Burritt said more and more customers want a dependable supply of American tin...
by Roger LeLievre | April 20, 2026 | Boatnerd News
ERIE, PA – The office of the Erie County Coroner is investigating a workplace death on a ship moored at Donjon Shipbuilding and Repair along the East Bayfront Parkway in Erie. According to Coroner Lyell Cook, the incident happened at 4:52 a.m. Saturday on board...
