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2009 Schedule
May 24 - Lake St. Clair & River Cruise & BoatNerd Gathering
An all day cruise leaving Hart Plaza in downtown Detroit and traveling up
to the Blue Water Bridges. Co-sponsored by the Marine Historical Society
of Detroit and BoatNerd.com, the trip includes a continental breakfast and
deli lunch on board, and a buffet dinner at the historic St. Clair Inn.
Tickets are $90.00 per person and reservations are required.
Click here for details and a reservation form.
May 30 - Badger Boatnerd Gathering
The 2009 Boatnerd Badger Gathering is
the first big event of the boat watching season. A round-trip crossing of
Lake Michigan from Ludington, Michigan to Manitowoc, Wisconsin on
Saturday, May 30, 2009, aboard the Lake Michigan Carferry S/S BADGER. Join
us in traveling on the only coal-fired steamer left on the Great Lakes.
Click here for all the details.
“The Car Ferries”, and exhibition of artifacts
from the Golden Age of Lake Michigan Maritime History, will be on display
at the Ludington Area Center for the Arts from May 19 thru May 30.
Presented by the Lake Michigan Carferry Service, the exhibit will include
rarely-seen artifacts and memorabilia from the C & O train auto ferries
S.S City of Midland, S.S. Spartan and S.S. Badger. Many of the items have
been sitting is warehouses or on ships for more than 30 years. The
Ludington Area Center for the Arts is located at 107 South Harrison Street
in Ludington. The center is open from Noon to 5:30 PM daily, and will
be open until 8 PM on Friday, May 1 for Boatnerds who are in Ludington for
the Badger Boatnerd Gathering. Admission is $5 at the door and
proceeds will go to the Art Center. Additional information is available at
www.SSBadger.com
June 6 -
Annual BoatNerd Cruise
aboard the Huron Lady II
The
annual BoatNerd trip on the St. Clair River aboard the Huron Lady II
following the Port Huron Marine Mart. The boat leaves at 5 p.m. from her
dock next to the bridge in Port Huron. BoatNerd price is just $12.00, but
reservations are required. Tell them you are a Boatnerd to get the
discount fare. Call 810-984-1500 for reservations. Parking and other
information is available at
www.HuronLady.com
June 25 - 28
- Engineer's Weekend at the Soo
Thursday, June 25 - Unofficial Boatnerd Picnic
A spontaneous, informal gathering started in 2006 at Rotary Park
at Mission
Point, Sault Ste. Marie. Snacks will be offered at noon, grilling begins
at 2 pm, and carrot cake and other delicacies at 4. Potluck.
BoatNerd Official Volunteer and Reporter Appreciate Day, hotdogs and buns are being provided by BoatNerd.Com.
Grills,
plates, and utensils will also be provided. If you have questions please
E-mail Lee Rowe Grills will be provided, but anyone with a
portable grill or canopy please contact Lee Rowe
with the
information. Bring
something to share. Soo delis will have food options to purchase and bring
to the park. Come one, come all and enjoy a great time with other
Boatnerds. Name tags will be provided in case you don't recognize faces. Plan now to attend.
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Friday, June 26 -
8:30 a.m. - Boatnerds gather on the steps below the MacArthur Lock for a group
picture. Come early and get a name tag.
Friday
- 9:00
a.m. to 3:00 p.m.- The Corps of Engineers will open the area between the
MacArthur and Poe Locks, the Administration Building and the Davis
Building to visitors. This is a once-a-year chance to see inside the Corps
operation, and see passing freighters from a different angle.
Edison Sault Electric plant Open House, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Friday - 6:00 p.m.
- Annual Boatnerd Freighter Chasing Cruise
Arrangements have been made to have a cruise on the St. Marys River as
part of the annual Engineer’s Day Gathering in Sault Ste. Marie. The
cruise will be aboard one of the American Soo Locks Tours boats departing
from Dock #2 (next to the Valley Camp) at 6 p.m. on Friday, June 26.
Boarding begins at 5:30 p.m. The cruise will be three (3) hours and we
will travel thru both the U.S. and Canadian Locks, and will do our best to
find photo opportunities for any traffic in the river.
A buffet dinner is
included in the $35.00 per person cost. Dinner will consist of pasta with
meatballs, baked chicken, cheesy potatoes, mixed veggies, tossed salad and
desert. There will be a cash bar on board.
Reservations are a must
as we are limiting the group to 100 persons. This will afford everyone
enough space to take photos and enjoy themselves. Mail-in reservations
must be received no later than Monday, June 22. If any space is
available, reservations will be taken by Dave Wobser Wednesday evening in
the Soo, or at the Soo Boatnerd Picnic before noon on Thursday, June 25.
Call 419-722-5507 to locate. Click
here for reservation form.
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Saturday, June 27 -
Daytime
Informal gatherings at Mission
Point, weather permitting. Bring your best pix to compare and show. Bring
your radio-controlled boats for an informal regatta.
August 8, 2009 - Detroit River Cruise
On Saturday, August
8, we will repeat the popular Boatnerd Detroit River Cruise aboard the
Friendship, with Captain Sam Buchanan. This year’s cruise will be
four (4) hours and will go up the Detroit River, and hopefully into the Rouge River.
Pizza lunch will be delivered by the J. W. Westcott mail boat. Cost is just
$30.00 per person, same price as last year.
Departing at 10:00 a.m. sharp from the Portofino's On The
River in Wyandotte, MI.
Click here for for directions
to Portofino's.
We must have a minimum of 50 reservations, and a maximum of
100. Click here for reservation form.
August 22 -
Boatnerd/Diamond Belle
cruise to Toledo Marine Mart
Diamond Jack’s River Tours and Great Lakes & Seaway Shipping are
co-sponsoring a round-trip cruise aboard the Diamond Belle from Bishop
Park in Wyandotte to Toledo on August 22. The trip is designed for those
wishing to attend the S.S. Willis B. Boyer Marine memorabilia Flea Market.
The trip will pass the Detroit River Light, Toledo Harbor Light, the CSX
coal dock, the drawbridges in the Maumee River, the dry docks at the
Toledo ship yard. During the flea market the Diamond Belle will provide
transportation between the Toledo Maritime Center the museum ship Willis
B. Boyer. The Diamond Belle will depart Bishop Park at 8 a.m. and return
around 9 p.m. The cost of $95.00 per person includes three meals on board.
Reservations are required.
Click here
for reservation form.
September 18-20 -
Welland Canal Gathering, Thorold, Ontario
Friday, September 18 - Evening Gathering - Raffle & Door
Prizes
Canadian Corps Assoc. #22, 7 Clairmont St., Thorold
Canadian Corps is located 3 blocks West of The Inn at Lock Seven
6:00 p.m. - Vendor Tables Open. Vendors who
desire a table either/both night(s) - Please send an
e-mail
7:30 p.m. -
Special presentations: "The Four Welland Canals" by Steve Hinchliffe
and author D'Arcy Jenish "The St. Lawrence Seaway; Fifty Years and
Counting". Each presentation will run 30 minutes or less and will be
followed by Your Slide Show -
Bring a tray of your best slides to share with the
group. We will have a laptop and digital projector available, so bring a
CD or DVD or your best stuff.
Saturday, September 19:
10:00 a.m. - Noon - Walking tour of International Marine Salvage
scrap yard
Located at south end of Welland Street - Port Colborne
Saturday, September 19
- Evening Gathering
Colborne Canadian Corps Assoc. #22, 7 Clairmont St., Thorold
6:00 p.m. - Vendor Tables Open. Vendors who
desire a table either/both night(s) - Please send an
e-mail
7:30 p.m. - Slide show - Joint Meeting with Welland Canal Ship Society.
Special presentations: Paul Beesley "My 35 Years in the Canadian Coast
Guard" and author Buck Longhurst "Ships That Have Served Manitoulin". Each
presentation will run 30 minutes or less and will be
followed by Your Slide Show -
Bring a tray of your best slides to share with the
group. We will have a laptop and digital projector available, so bring a
CD or DVD or your best stuff.
Saturday & Sunday
9:00 - 5:00
- Free Admission to St. Catharines Museum and Welland
Visitors Centre - Located at Lock Three.
Gift Shop offering 10% discount on selected items - Tell them you
are a "Boatnerd"
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