Monday, January 16, 2017

Lee A Tregurtha -- Last Boat in!


The last boat of the 2016-2017 Shipping Season,  Lee A Tregurtha made it's way under the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge this afternoon.

With warm 30F temps, there was a hint of Spring just around the corner.

Lee A Tregurtha arrived Duluth 01/16/2017



Lee A  Tregurtha arrived Duluth at 13:30 today for winter layup at Fraser Shipyard.

2016 Boats in Review

With the season wrapping up, I thought you might enjoy some of the boats that we have viewed over the last year.

Rt Hon Paul J Martin arrived Duluth 01/16/2017



Rt  Hon  Paul J  Martin arrived Duluth at 06:30 this morning to load iron.

Roger Blough arrived Duluth 01/16/2017



Roger Blough arrived Duluth at 06:00 this morning for winter layup at the Port Terminal.

Sunday, January 15, 2017

Friday, January 13, 2017

James R Barker departed Duluth 01/12/2017



James R Barker departed Duluth at 16:45 Thursday on its last trip to Duluth for the season.

John B Aird arrived Duluth 01/12/2017



John B  Aird arrived Duluth at 20:30 Thursday to unload road salt.

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Paul R Tregurtha arrived Duluth 01/10/2017



Paul R Tregurtha arrived Duluth at 14:20 today for winter layup at Midwest Energy.

Whitefish Bay departed Duluth 01/10/2017



Whitefish Bay departed Duluth at 13:30 today with a load of iron.

Herbert C Jackson arrived Duluth 01/10/2017



Herbert C Jackson arrived Duluth at 09:30 today for winter layup at Fraser Shipyard.

James R Barker arrived Duluth 01/10/2017



James R Barker arrived Duluth at 02:00 to load iron.

Whitefish Bay arrived Duluth 01/10/2017



Whitefish Bay arrived Duluth at 01:00 this morning to load iron.

Snowflakes

Not much boat traffic, so I took a few snowflake pictures with my backyard snowflake microscope. Love these little pieces of art.

Sunday, January 8, 2017

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Arthur M Anderson arrived Duluth 01/04/2017



Arthur M  Anderson arrived Duluth this afternoon to load ore.

Cold weather operation

It is possible that some of the cameras will be shutting down over the next few days due to cold weather protection systems. Once the weather warms up above zero, they should automatically turn back on.

Thunder Bay arrived Duluth 01/04/2017



Thunder Bay arrived Duluth at 02:00 this morning to load iron.

Herbert C Jackson arrived Duluth 01/03/2017



Herbert C  Jackson arrived Duluth last night to load coal.

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

American Century arrived Duluth 01/03/2017



American Century arrived Duluth at 10:30 this morning for winter layup at the Port Terminal.

Sunday, January 1, 2017

Happy New Year!

Just want to wish everyone a Happy New Year!

2016 was a great year with the Tall Ships Event certainly the highlight.  However, there was one event during the summer that narrowly missed being a profound catastrophe when the Algoma Guardian was snagged in the middle of entry into the canal when a powerful storm blew into town with near 100 MPH winds.

The skill of the crew saved the ship and possibly the bridge during a 5 minute struggle to pass through the canal.  Here is the post from that night.


See story from the News Tribune about the crew and bridge operator

I am looking forward to 2017 and really appreciate all the kind remarks and financial support of out various projects throughout the year.

Best Regards,
Den