by Roger LeLievre | April 18, 2026 | Boatnerd News
Viktor Kaczkowski of Brockville, Ontario, has been voted Historian of the Year for 2026 by the Marine Historical Society of Detroit. He is the primary author of the MHSD’s award-winning 2024 book Ahoy & Farewell III, published to mark the 80th anniversary of the...
by Roger LeLievre | April 18, 2026 | Noteworthy Passages
APRIL 22 UPDATE: American Sprit left the Soo early on Wendesday for Two Harbors to load. Burns Harbor’s visit to BayShip was short, just one day. ORIGINAL REPORT: On Friday, American Spirit became the first 1,000-footer to dock at the recently rebuilt Carbide...
by Roger LeLievre | April 18, 2026 | Boatnerd News
LUDINGTON, MI – A $450,000 capital campaign is fully funded to restore the keeper’s dwelling at Big Sable Point Lighthouse on the Lake Michigan shoreline at Ludington State Park near Ludington, Mich. It took just four months to raise the funds. Work is scheduled...
by Roger LeLievre | April 18, 2026 | Boatnerd News, Uncategorized
DETROIT, MI – The J.W. Westcott Co. has been an active and beloved presence on the Detroit River for over 150 years. Casually referred to as the mail boat, the Westcott is the U.S.A.’s only floating zip code – 48222. Westcott staff deliver mail, packages, crew...
by Roger LeLievre | April 17, 2026 | Boatnerd News
According to the Wall Street Journal, the White House is proposing the largest upgrade in decades to the country’s fleet of noncombat ships. Government agencies are requesting funds in the 2027 fiscal year budget for cargo ships, vehicle carriers, cutters and a...
