Boatnerd
The boatnerd corporation is a registered not for profit corporation that circulates information about vessels that ply the North American Great Lakes.[1][2] The organization maintains an office in Port Huron, Michigan, overlooking the confluence of the St Clair and Black Rivers.[3][4]
Boatnerd's website went online in 2003 and became a registered not for profit corporation in 2006 under the name Great Lakes & Seaway Shipping Online.[2] The site gets over 20 million page views a month.[5]
Boatnerd holds annual festivals, at sites of interest to those interested in maritime commerce on the Great Lakes.
The organization provides prizes[clarification needed] through fund-raising raffles.[6] At one time lake freighters were built with an "owner's suite", which are rarely used today. Boatnerd has convinced shipping companies to make cruises on board a working lake freighter in the owner's suite available to donors. 76 donors have won Great Lake freighter cruises.[citation needed]
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