Duluth Harbor Boat Traffic for Wednesday 4/30/2014

Mackinaw arrived at 07:58
Mackinaw departed at 08:16
CSL Assiniboine departed at 08:25
Hon. James L. Oberstar arrived at 12:18
Cason J. Callaway arrived at 12:26
Thunder Bay arrived at 12:35
Whitefish Bay arrived at 13:05
Baie Comea uarrived at 13:10
CSL Tadoussac arrived at 13:15
Baie St. Paul arrived at 13:40
Mackinaw arrived at 14:35

Scanner Chat

The marine scanner was busy this morning with the "Parade of Steel" You may find the marine scanner chat interesting

The Fleet Arrive

When I saw all the boats on the horizon -- I couldn't help myself and had to see it from the air.

Parade of Lakers!

Baie St. Paul

CSL Tadoussac 

Baie Comeau

Whitefish Bay

Thunder Bay

Cason J. Callaway

Hon. James L. Oberstar

The last time this many boats arrived in a bunch was the Tall Ships (Parade of Sails) last summer.  While the ice makes a good background, it would be nice if the temps were a bit higher then 38 F.

CGC Mackinaw

Suddenly -- the boats are back

A flotilla of lakers entered the port at noon -- making for a packed harbor today

Streaming Camera disruption

I appologise for the signal failure on the streaming cameras. Apparently they hit a limit on viewers that needed to be changed. Should be good now.

Ice Jam

Boats stuck in ice outside Duluth this morning

Mackinaw arrival - CSL Assiniboine departure 4/30/2014

Summer Drift!

Although it seems summer is far off, actually it is only a few weeks away. Soon, the salties will be anchored off shore and Wednesday Night sailboat races will be in full swing.  Hang in there, at least the mesquites aren't out yet.

Federal Elbe

Lake Superior Ice

A year ago in April, heavy east winds pushed lake ice into 15ft piles at the end of the piers.  This image was taken of the Arthur M Anderson as it pushed through the ice after the storms.

Arthur M Anderson April 2013