CSL Assiniboine arrived Duluth 08/31/2019

CSL Assiniboine arrived Duluth early this morning to load iron pellets.

Sunrise Timelapse 08/31/2019

It's a good day to be alive! God's manifested glory is all around us, especially on mornings like this.

John G Munson arrived Duluth 08/29/2019

John G Munson arrived Duluth this afternoon loaded with limestone.

John D Leitch departed, Michipecoten arrived Duluth 08/29/2919

John D Leitch departed, Michipecoten arrived Duluth early this morning.

Wisconsin Point Camera Status

Update: 1300 -- Wisconsin point back online.


The main power circuit that feeds the Wisconsin Point Cam as well as some canal lights is off line until a contracted electrician can repair it. 
I will keep you posted.

Den

Walter J McCarthy Jr departed Duluth 08/28/2019

Walter J McCarthy Jr departed Duluth this afternoon loaded with coal.

John D Leitch arrived Duluth 08/28/2019

John D Leitch arrived Duluth this afternoon to load iron pellets.

Herbert C Jackson arrived Duluth 08/28/2019

Herbert C Jackson arrived Duluth this morning.

Mesabi Miner arrived Duluth 08/27/19

Mesabi Miner arrived Duluth this morning to load coal.

Camera Update

Two Harbors Boat Launch cam back online -- thanks to Two Harbors Utilities. I still have some configuration left to do.

Wisconsin Point Cam remains off line due to a power outage.-- the outage has been reported.

James R Barker arrived Duluth 08/26/2019

James R Barker arrived Duluth this morning to load iron pellets.

Roger Blough departed Duluth 08/26/2019

Roger Blough departed Duluth this morning loaded with iron pellets.

Wisconsin Point Cam off line

The Wisconsin Point Cam went off line yesterday.  I will look into as soon as Two Harbors is replaces this week some time. - depending on weather.

Fuldaborg arrived Duluth 08/25/2019

Fuldaborg arrived Duluth this evening to load grain.

Roger Blough arrived Duluth 08/25/2019

Roger Blough arrived Duluth this morning to load iron pellets.

Sunrise 08/24/2019

The fishing fleet heads out onto Lake Superior on a beautiful early autumn morning.

Two Harbors Boat Launch Cam status

After checking the Two Harbors boat launch cam today, it appears the camera has failed.  I will be replacing it with a new (spare) camera that we already have next week when I can arrange for a bucket truck.
With any luck, it should be back up sometime next week.

Thanks,
Den

American Spirit departed Duluth 08/23/2019

American Spirit departed Duluth this morning loaded with iron pellets.

Two Harbors Boat Launch Cam off line

FYI,
The Two Harbors Boat Launch Cam is off line for an unknown reason.  I will try and get up there in the next few days to check it out.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Den

American Spirit arrived Duluth 08/22/2019

American Spirit arrived Duluth this morning to load iron pellets.

Walter J McCarthy Jr departed Duluth 08/21/2019

Walter J McCarthy Jr departed Duluth Wednesday evening.

Mesabi Miner and American Century departed Duluth 08/21/2019

Mesabi Miner and American Century departed Duluth this morning.

Walter J McCarthy Jr arrived Duluth 08/21/2019

Walter J McCarthy Jr arrived Duluth this morning.

American Century arrived Duluth 08/20/2019

American Century arrived Duluth this evening with a little adventure for a local sailboat crew.

New Pier B Cam

FYI,

The new Pier B cam is installed and operating now.  While I have some tweaking to do over the next few days, the camera is working great.  Here is a snapshot of the Resko nearly 2 miles away over in Superior.

Thanks again to all who donated and hope everyone enjoys the view. 

Den

Paul R Tregurtha arrived Duluth 08/20/2019

Paul R Tregurtha arrived Duluth this morning to load coal.

William A Irvin in drydock

The William A Irvin is getting a once over before returning to it's birth near the DECC later this year.

Happy River and Industrial Strength unloading at Port Terminal

BBC Volga unloading (timelapse) 08/16-17/2019

The BBC Volga unloaded large wind turbine generators at the Port Terminal over the past few days.

Industrial Strength arrived Duluth 08/18/2019

Industrial Strength arrived Duluth this afternoon to discharge wind turbine blades.

Resko arrived Duluth 08/18/2019

Resko arrived Duluth this afternoon to load grain.

Happy River and BBC Volga - a look around 8/16/2019

The Happy River and BBC Volga prepare for unloaded and the Port Terminal

Happy River arrived Duluth 08/16/2019

Happy River arrived Duluth this morning to unload wind turbine tower sections.

BBC Volga arrived Duluth 08/16/2019

BBC Volga arrived Duluth early this morning for the Port Terminal on it's first visit to the Twin Ports.

Walter J McCarthy Jr arrived, American Century departed Duluth 08/15/19

Walter J McCarthy Jr arrived, American Century departed Duluth overnight transporting coal.

Thank You "Honor Roll" for Pier B cam replacement donations

Thank you to all the viewers who donated yesterday to the camera fundraiser.  It is simply amazing how much support there is for these cams. 

I can't thank you enough!

Den

Fundraiser starting tomorrow for new Pier B

Update: The fundraiser is complete with #3200 raised. This allowed me to order the new camera and also pay the sales tax.

Many thanks to the 82 people who donated, the cam viewers never cease to amaze me.


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8/13/2019 - Pier B cam is failing and has thankfully limped through the Tall Ships event.  The cam is 4 years old and is no longer supported my the manufacturer and I no longer can access the cam to change directions and I have already replace anything else that might be the problem.

I will be starting a new fundraiser tomorrow and will order the cam as soon as we have enough funds.

I appreciate all the your help and your support is why we have the best cams on the Great Lakes.

Our goal is $3000.

Thanks,
Den

US Brig Niagara departed Duluth 08/14/2019

US Brig Niagara departed Duluth on a beautiful sunny morning after a quick visit to the Northland.

Mesabi Miner departed Duluth 08/13/2019

Mesabi Miner departed Duluth Tuesday afternoon loaded with iron pellets.

Paul R Tregurtha departed 08/14/2019

Paul R Tregurtha departed Duluth early this morning.

Paul R Tregurtha arrived Duluth 08/13/2019

Paul R Tregurtha arrived Duluth to load coal.

James R Barker departed, Roger Blough arrived Superior 08/12/2019

James R Barker departed, Roger Blough arrived Superior  this afternoon.

Mesabi Miner arrived Duluth 08/12/2019

Mesabi Miner arrived Duluth this morning to load iron pellets.

Tall Ships Duluth - a closer look

Tall Ships - Duluth - Go to "Full Screen" for viewing

Jeffery showing Wilber around the harbor - 081119

Hi, Jeffery here.  I can't believe all these boats came to Duluth just to feed us gulls -- fantastic summer so far.  Amelia is getting about more these days now that the little ones are learning to fly.

Wilber is my oldest son (this year) and will be stopping by in a minute.

Wilber here -- I love Duluth and will be flying more as soon as I pick up a pair of those cool aviation sunglasses.

I am learning the tricks of the trade from my dad and will soon have my own collection of shiny stuff.

That big yellow duck is kinda scary,  I bet he needs to eat allot. Well, plenty of snacks to go around.

Have a good visit!

The Boats

The Duck!

Tall Ships Parade of Sail -- Duluth - 08/11/2019

Tall Ships Parade of Sail -- Duluth - taken from above the South Pier.

S/V Denis Sullivan arrived Superior 08/11/2019

S/V Denis Sullivan arrived Superior early this morning.
Deck tour from last visit - Go to "Full Screen" for viewing

Pontoon Semi-truck

Owned by Jeff Foster of Jeff Foster Trucking, this Pontoon Semi is docked at the Pier B Resort waiting for the big parade tomorrow.
 

Tall Ships Duluth - a look back--2016- Parade of Sails

The Festival of Sails will kick off tomorrow morning with the Parade of Sails between 9AM and 11AM.

See more info here

Here are some clips from the 2016 event that you might find enjoyable to watch prior to this years activities.

Tall Ship Duluth -- a look back to 2016

Andean departed Duluth 08/09/2019

Andean departed Duluth this afternoon with a load of grain.

American Spirit departed, American Integrity arrives Duluth 08/09/2019

American Spirit departed, American Integrity arrives Duluth early this morning.

Philip R Clarke arrived Duluth 08/08/2019

Philip R Clarke arrived Duluth this afternoon.

Joseph L Block departed Duluth 08/08/2019

Joseph L Block departed Duluth early this morning.

Algoma Mariner arrived Two Harbors 08/07/2019

Algoma Mariner arrived Two Harbors this afternoon.

Happy Rover arrived Duluth 08/06/2019

Happy Rover arrived Duluth Tuesday morning.

Paul R Tregurtha arrived Duluth 08/06/2019

Paul R Tregurtha arrived Duluth Tuesday evening to load coal

Camera Update for this weekends Tall Ships!

Update: 080619-10:40 -- projects complete. I tried as best I could to level the Canal Cam-- hopefully, it is a bit better.


In addition to the huge Blues Fest starting Friday at Bayfront Park and the Tall Ships starting Sunday, it will be a busy weekend in the Twin Ports.

I will be operating the cameras to best view the activity, especially the tall ships arrival on Sunday morning.

I just cleaned the camera windows for for PierB and GLA. Tomorrow I will clean off Hillside, Bayfront, Harborcam, Canal and the Bridge cam.  I will also try to  level the Canal cam a bit.

I will get down to the area with my drone and other cameras when I can.

Hope you enjoy the weekend either in person or virtually!

Also, FYI - the Soo Cam is back up

Den

Pier B Camera Maintenance today!

Update - 06/05/2019 - 09:00 a new antenna has been installed on Pier B in hopes of improving the camera performance.  The cameras video stream is transmitted to the hillside where it connects to the internet.  Pier B is the oldest camera on the system (4 years) and if this upgrade doesn't work, I will have a fundraiser to replace it as soon as possible.  Thanks for your understanding.

08/05/2019 07:30  I will be replacing/upgrading the Pier B antenna system today. Expect the camera to be off line for a few hours later today unless I get rained out.

James R Barker departed, Algoma Spirit arrived Superior 08/04/2019

James R Barker departed, Algoma Spirit arrived Superior today

Great Republic arrived Duluth 08/04/2019

Great Republic arrived Duluth loaded with limestone.

Happy River departed Duluth 08/02/2019

Happy River departed Duluth this afternoon after discharging wind turbine tower sections.

William A Irvin moved into Fraser dry dock for a month

The William A Irvin was pulled into the Fraser dry dock for several weeks of hull inspection and painting.

Read more HERE on WDIO.

Arthur M Anderson arrived Duluth 08/01/19

Arthur M Anderson arrived Duluth Thursday afternoon to load pellets.

Happy River - 360

Federal Kivelina and Happy River arrived Duluth 07/31/19

Federal Kivelina and Happy River arrived Duluth Wednesday evening.