Friday, January 31, 2025
Revisiting the No-Nonsense Nordic Tug 44, an American Classic The Nordic Tug 44 is one of those classic cruising boats that will never go out of style. Introduced in 2017 and still in production, the 44 is an upgrade and replacement for the NT 42, which was and is a terrific coastal cruiser. But there were a couple of issues in theWednesday, November 15, 2023
Credit: Jon Monk The National Museum of the Great Lakes offers free admission Saturday to Monday. TOLEDO, Ohio — The National Museum of the Great Lakes announced an upcoming expansion as well as a change in leadership during their annual State of the Museum update, changes that come during the organization's "second waveWednesday, November 1, 2023
Tuesday, October 31, 2023 (Toledo, Ohio) – On Saturday, December 2, the National Museum of the Great Lakes, in partnership with Geo. Gradel Co., invites individuals to join a holiday tradition by welcoming back the ”Christmas Tree Ship.” Additionally, thanks to the generosity of The University of Toledo MedicalMonday, October 30, 2023
One of the world's largest remaining Edwardian steamships, the S.S. Keewatin, has arrived at its new home at a museum in Kingston, Ont., after sailing through the Great Lakes from Georgian Bay near Barrie. The vessel is older than the Titanic. It had been docked at Port McNicoll in Georgian Bay, which was once a vital stopTuesday, August 22, 2023
The 1,200-pound mussel-encrusted engine from a P-39 World War II-era fighter plane flown by a member of the famed Tuskegee airmen is moved, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023 at the Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum in Detroit. The plane was flown by a member of the famed Tuskegee airmen that crashed during training nearly 80 years agoFriday, July 28, 2023
Little Traverse Bay Ferry Company's newest boat is the Harbor Princess, which is booking sunset cruises now. Photo provided by Little Traverse Bay Ferry Company's Harbor Princess. PETOSKEY, MI - When big boats motor into Petoskey’s beautiful Little Traverse Bay, they tend to attract attention. The neighborhood’s newestWednesday, April 12, 2023
Built in 1843 the schooner Home, is one of the oldest shipwrecks discovered in Wisconsin. Tamara Thomsen/Wisconsin Historical Society photo KEWAUNEE COUNTY – Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary is working toward community engagement for its region on Wisconsin’s shore of Lake Michigan. The NationalFriday, April 7, 2023
The Clinton-Macomb Public Library North Branch will host Arrgh: A History of Piracy on the Great Lakes on April 19. Pictured is Dan Seavey, one of the Great Lakes pirates that will be featured in the presentation. (Courtesy of National Museum of the Great Lakes). The Seven Seas weren’t the only home for pirates from theFriday, March 10, 2023
Kingston — A 116-year-old steamship that ferried passengers and goods in the upper Great Lakes is bound for the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes at Kingston. The museum announced last Friday that it had acquired the SS Keewatin from a development group in Port McNicoll, east of Midland, where it has been a museum shipWednesday, March 8, 2023
Traverse City, MI— Even for the Thunder Bay area, a perilous swath of northern Lake Huron off the Michigan coast that has devoured many a ship, the Ironton’s fate seems particularly cruel. The 191-foot (58-meter) cargo vessel collided with a grain hauler on a blustery night in September 1894, sinking both. The
