Great Lakes Boat Blog

Calumet delivers road salt to Manistee

August 7, 2025

This Great Lakes Boat Blog is presented by Filer Credit Union, with offices in Manistee, Ludington and Bear Lake, 800-595-6630, www.filercu.com Photos by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief MANISTEE — The MV Calumet made a delivery of salt to the Reith-Riley Construction dock on Manistee Lake Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. The road salt came from the Ojibway Mine in Windsor, Ontario. The…

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Managing the Great Lakes, aboard the Namaycush

August 5, 2025

This Great Lakes Boat Blog is presented by Hankwitz Heating & Cooling, 609 S. Washington Ave., Ludington; 231-843-2809. By Mark Varenhorst, MCP Contributor We all enjoy our time on the lakes and rivers in Michigan. Many groups or organizations take part in maintaining and protecting the waters of Michigan. Many of us are well aware of the Michigan Department of…

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Northern Venture makes 2025 debut at Ludington

August 4, 2025

This Great Lakes Boat Blog is presented by The Chuck Wagon Pizza.  Photos and story by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — The MV Northern Venture made its 2025 debut to the Port of Ludington Monday morning, Aug. 4. The ship was delivering road aggregate to the Reith-Riley Construction Ludington dock. This was the second vessel to visit the dock in…

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The Defiance/Ashtabula tug/barge at Ludington port

August 3, 2025

This Great Lakes Boat Blog is presented by House of Flavors Restaurant of Ludington.  Photos and story by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — The Port of Ludington was visited Sunday evening, Aug. 3, 2025, by the tug/barge Defiance/Ashtabula, which unloaded road aggregate at the Reith-Riley Construction dock. The Defiance is an articulated tub that was built in 1982 by Marinette…

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Fishing with the Moonlighter

July 31, 2025

Fishing with the Moonlighter This Great Lakes Boat Blog is a presentation of U-Win Motor Sports 2284 US 10/31, Ludington, and the Mason County Historical Society’s Port of Ludington Maritime Museum, ludingtonmaritimemuseum.org, located at 217 S. Lakeshore Dr., Ludington. Aboard with Capt. Adam Knudsen By Mark Varenhorst, MCP Contributor LAKE MICHIGAN — On a beautiful sunny morning I went down by…

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