Burns Harbor, Joyce L Venenkevort, American Century in Duluth 03/31/2025

Burns Harbor, Joyce L Venenkevort, American Century traversed the Duluth Shipping Canal today.

Hon James L Oberstar arrived in Two Harbors 0/25/2025

 

 Hon James L Oberstar arrived in Two Harbors overnight to load iron ore pellets.

Hon James L Oberstar departed Duluth 03/25/2025

 

 Hon James L Oberstar departed Duluth loaded with iron ore pellets and showing off a new paint job.

Lee A Tregurtha departed Duluth 03/25/2025

 

 Lee A Tregurtha departed Duluth at mid-day loaded with iron ore pellets on it's first voyage of the new shipping season.

Want to know more about the Lee A Tregurtha? Try the Deep Dive audio podcast below.

Walter J McCarthy Jr departed Duluth 03/24/2025

 

 Walter J McCarthy Jr departed Duluth this evening bound for Two Harbors where it will load iron ore pellets after the Edwin H Gott departs.

American Century departed Duluth 03/22/2025

American Century departed Duluth overnight loaded with coal

Clyde S VanEnkevort arrived in Duluth 03/22/2025

Clyde S VanEnkevort arrived in Duluth this evening making it the first commercial vessel of the season. She will be loading iron ore pellets at the CN Ore Docks in West Duluth.

Joyce L. Van Enkevort arrived in Silver Bay 03/22/2025

Joyce L. Van Enkevort docked in Silver Bay this afternoon to load the first load of iron ore pellets of the season. (timelapse)

"Good Morning America" sunrise 03/13/2025

What took an hour to develop this morning is compressed into a minutes worth of relaxing beauty.

"Breaking Free" CGC Spar 03/10/2025

The CGC Spar began the ice breaking season this morning with a trip around the front harbor with more work to do on the Wisconsin side later this week.

Welcome to the 2025 Shipping Season.

 The Coast Guard Cutter Spar will commence ice breaking operations in the Duluth-Superior Harbor this morning.

"Wait Minute" Sunrise time-lapse 02/21/2025

A sure sign of the end of winter is the longer days. This one minute video is a compact view of one hour of time this morning. Have a great day and make the best of it. "Time is what we want most, but what we use worst." — William Penn

The Owl Perch in Two Harbors 02/19/2025

Thank you to Leslie who carefully recorded the time so that I could make this recording. Owls have been very prolific around Two Harbors and the Northland this winter.

2024-2025 Duluth Superior Winter Layup Locations

 

John J Boland arrived in Duluth 01/17/2025

John J Boland arrived in Duluth today to officially end the shipping season. The end of the video also shows the Presque Isle pulling into the Port Terminal for a long winters rest.

Lee A Tregurtha arrived in Duluth 1/15/2025

Lee A Tregurtha arrived in Duluth this morning as the final commercial ship of the 2024/2025 shipping season.

Hon James L Oberstar arrived in Duluth 01/15/2025

Hon James L Oberstar arrived in Duluth this morning for winter layup

Moonbeam Across the Duluth Shipping Canal - 01/14/2025

A bright January Full Moon, beamed its light across the Duluth Canal for three hours last night, finally broken by the departure of the American Mariner.

"Breaking Free" American Mariner departed Duluth 01/14/2025

After a tough go of it through the thickening harbor ice, the American Mariner made it out to the lake with the help of tug Missouri.

Philip R Clarke arrived in Duluth 01/13/2025

Philip R Clarke arrived in Duluth this morning for one last load of iron ore pellets for the season.