John G Munson arrived Duluth 08/31/2015

John G Munson arrived Duluth this morning at 5:30

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Federal Yukina arrived Duluth 08/29/2015

Federal Yukina arrived Duluth at 04:00 to load grain.

HHL TYNE -- Buzz's viewpoint

I let Buzz hang around the Port Terminal for a bit yesterday while I was there taking some photos for Allete Clean Energy (ACE).
The  25 ton, 125ft blades are trucked 500 miles to a new wind farm (Thunder Spirit) in Western North Dakota.

HHL TYNE

HHL Tyne arrived Duluth 082615

HHL Tyne arrived Duluth at 18:30 today with a load of wind turbine blades destined for North Dakota.

HHL Tyne -- Buzz

UPDATE! HHL Tyne arrival this evening

This will be the FIRST visit to Duluth for the HHL Tyne and also her first into the Great Lakes-Seaway system!

The Tyne will arrive about 18:00 this evening. I will have Buzz up over the inner harbor if things check out.

The Tyne will be loaded with more wind turbine blades destined for North Dakota.

Wicko departed Duluth 08/25/2015

Wicko departed Duluth at 17:30

Wicko arrived Duluth 08/23/2015

Wicko arrived Duluth at 16:00 today to load grain.

Mesabi Miner arrived Duluth 08/22/2015

Mesabi Miner arrived Duluth at 16:50 today

Mesabi Miner

Glensheen Webcam added!

Glensheen Webcam

Thanks to some watchful viewers (Greg), I have included the Glensheen Pier cam in our cameras.

The unusual view looks out at Lake Superior from the Historic Congdon Estate located a few miles from Downtown Duluth.

This should be a great place to do a little storm watching.

The Glensheen Estate is a "Must See" for anyone visiting Duluth.

Here is a Virtual Tour if you would like to visit and cannot make it yet.

Volgaborg arrived Duluth 08/20/2015

Volgaborg arrived Duluth at 00:45 today

Lee A Tregurtha arrived Duluth 08/19/2015

Lee A Tregurtha arrived Duluth at 07:45 this morning

News

I have decided to switch back to the text method of Harbor Watch Alerts
If you got them before, no need to sign up again. If you would like to be included, see the Harbor Alert Info Page - I will no longer be using twitter to send alerts.

Thanks for all the positive support during the camera outages!

Buzz is getting a new brother "Skeeter" for more aerial images.

Den

Capt. Henry Jackman arrived Duluth 08/18/2015

Capt. Henry Jackman arrived Duluth at 06:00

Camera Status

Monday 8/17/2015 - 05:00
All cameras should be operating normal.  Please comment to this post if you are having trouble viewing.

Cason J Callaway arrived Duluth 08/15/2015

Cason J Callaway arrived Duluth at 15:15 Saturday

Cason J Callaway

Cool!

In six months, the lake will look like this!  A different kind of beautiful!

2015 Harborcam Image Gallery

The webcams have been collecting images as 2015 has progressed.  I have compiled a gallery of some of these boat arrivals and departures. In them you can easily observe the different moods of Lake Superior and get a better understanding of why we keep coming back to this locations time and time again, either in person or virtually.

You can view the 2015 Harborcam Gallery HERE.

American Integrity arrived Duluth 08/14/2015

American Integrity arrived Duluth at 6:30 this morning under a blazing sunrise.

American Integrity

John G Munson arrived Duluth 08/13/2015

John G Munson arrived Duluth at 5:00 this morning

Camera Status 8/13/2015

FYI,

The streaming company is making significant improvements today, so, we should see improvements in loading speed starting today.

Hon. James L. Oberstar departed Duluth 08/12/2015

Hon. James L. Oberstar departed a 7:35 this morning.

Heritage Marine Tug Lineup

The Heritage Marine Fleet of tugs lined up in the warm light of an August sunset.
Buzz went up for a look.

Heritage Marine Tugs

Isadora arrived Duluth 08/11/2015

Isadora arrived Duluth to load grain at 10:10 today

Beatrix arrived Duluth 8/09/2015

Beatrix arrived at 19:10 to load grain

Flashback-2010 Tall Ships Virtual Tour

While your waiting for the fog to clear, have a look back at a Virtual Tour of the Tall Ships in 2010.
Click Here

Watch Parade of Sails

HHL Elbe -- Camera on a Stick

When the HHL Elbe arrived this afternoon, it was a bit too windy for Buzz to fly, so I did the next best thing and stuck my camera up on a 20ft painters pole to get an elevated view.

HHL Elbe arrived Duluth 8/6/2015

The HHL Elbe arrived Duluth with a load of wind turbine tower sections destined for a wind farm in North Dakota.

HHL Elbe

Camera Status Update 8/6/2015 08:00

Camera Status Update 8/6/2015 08:00

All cameras are operating, but, expect some intermittent operation today.

Important Notice: The camera streaming company is moving the cameras to a new and "eventually" better streaming platform.  During this period (about a week) you can expect slow, intermittent, and sometimes unstable operation.

I am working with the streaming company during this time and once complete, the system should be better then ever.   Thanks for you patience and understanding during this process.

Den

Whoa! Tight Fit! American Spirit departed Duluth 08/04/15

American Spirit departed Duluth at 15:15 Tuesday. Tight fit in the canal for the tug Kentucky.
A sailboat in the shipping lane may also have caused a quick maneuver for the Spirit a she departed.

Hon. James L. Oberstar arrived Duluth 08/05/2015

Hon. James L. Oberstar  arrived Duluth at 16:30 Tuesday.

Hon. James L. Oberstar

Federal Oshima (HK) arrived Duluth 08/02/2015

Federal Oshima (HK) arrived Duluth at 17:00 today to load grain.

Federal Oshima (HK)

Enger Park

Buzz wanted to stop by Enger Park  this morning to take a look around on such a beautiful day!

Camera Update-8/1/20015

FYI,

The Bayfront cam is out-of-service and replaced by the Harbor Patrol Cam for now.

I intend to change things back once the Bayfront Cam is repaired.