Duluth Harbor BOat Traffic for Saturday 6/15/2013

Algoma Navigator arrived at 14:00
Walter J. McCarthy Jr. arrived at 15:00

Duluth Harbor Trivia Question for 6/15/2013

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Duluth Harbor Boat Traffic for Friday 6/14/2013

Atlantic Huron departed at 07:42
Philip R. Clarke departed at 13:47

Morning Lights

Dawn on the shores of Lake Superior is a treat anytime, but, once in awhile, it is stunning.

North Pier Lighthouse (HDR photography)

Duluth Harbor Trivia Question for 6/14/2013

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Duluth Harbor Boat Traffic for Thursday 6/13/2013

Philip R. Clarke arrived at 20:20
Atlantic Huron arrive at 21:15

Park Point Sunrise

The sun rises over Lake Superior at 5:15AM this time of year.  Although it's a bit early, there is just something special about this time of day when it's quiet and beautiful.

Duluth Harbor Trivia Question for 6/13/2013

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Duluth Harbor Boat Traffic for Wednesday 6/12/2013

James R. Barker departed at 01:52
Cason J. Callaway arrived at 09:15
Indiana Harbor arrived at 12:55
Cason J. Callaway departed at  19:30
Indiana Harbor departed at 23:30

Minnesota Slip Morning

The Minnesota Slip is one of those quiet places that you tend to overlook as you stroll across the small foot bridge (Minnesota Slip Bridge) along the harbor side of the Lakewalk.

These photos were taken at 5:30AM this morning, using HDR photography.

T/S State of Michigan

The T/S State of Michigan visited the Twin Ports yesterday and departed today. This picture was taken this morning before it departed.

Originally launched in 1985 as the USNS Persistent the T/S State of Michigan was commissioned as a Stalwart class Tactical Auxiliary General Ocean Surveillance Ship She was built as an ocean submarine surveillance vessel to tow highly sensitive sonar arrays to track Soviet submarines during the Cold War.  In 1998, the USNS Persistent and her sister ship, the USNS Vindicator were transferred to the United States Coast Guard to be used in drug regulation. Even after overhauls to the USNS Persistent, she was determined to be too slow to keep up with the drug policing and became available to other government agencies.

In August 2002, the vessel, whose name was changed to the T/S State of Michigan by the Great Lakes Maritime Academy, departed for the Great Lakes by way of the St. Lawrence Seaway. The training ship is now used as a daily laboratory environment and is also used underway allowing cadets to put into practice the theory and skills they have learned prior to their commercial sea projects
Ship specifications
Length: 224 ft.
Beam: 43 ft.
Draft: 15 ft.
Speed: 11 knots
( Info from Wikipedia)

Duluth Harbor Trivia Question for Wednesday 6/12/2013

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Duluth Harbor Boat Traffic for Tuesday 6/11/2013

State of Michigan arrived at 06:00
James R. Barker arrived at 11:10
American Integrity departed at 12:30
Eemsborg (Dutch) departed at 13:47
Yulia (Lib) departed at 18:10
Cedarglen departed at 22:30

Yulia (Liberia) departs

Under clear skies and 80 degree weather, warm breeze escorted the Liberian freighter Yulia out of the Duluth Harbor.

Duluth Harbor Trivia question for 6/11/2013

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Duluth Harbor Traffic for Monday 6/10/2013

Kaye E. Barker departed at 01:55
Paul R. Tregurtha arrived at 02:51
Paul R. Tregurtha departed at 13:35
American Integrity arrived at 18:00
Joseph L. Block departed at 19/;30
Cedarglen arrive at 20:30

Harbor Views

Evenings are a particularly nice time to watch some boats and this evening was no exception. While I was on top of the Lafarge Plant this evening trying to figure out a power supply for the webcam, I snapped a few pictures.

Sunken Tug Essayons

Yulia

Cedarglen

Cedarglen

Duluth Harbor Trivia Question for 6/10/2013

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Duluth Harbor Boat Traffic for Sunday 6/9/2013

James R. Barker arrived at 02:56
James R. Barker departed at 12:40

Duluth Harbor Trivia Question for 6/9/2013

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Duluth Harbor Boat Traffic for Saturday 6/8/2013

Arthur M. Anderson arrived at 07:00
Joseph L. Block arrived at 19:00
Arthur M. Anderson departed at 19:35
Kaye E. Barker arrived at 22:30

Minnesota Sunset

It has been a fairly cool spring in the Northland, but, summer isn't far off.  Last evening was a good indication of the slowly advancing summer when the sunset on Caribou Lake North of Duluth sparked a glowing horizon that lit up the northern sky into beautiful a backdrop as a local fisherman enjoyed the setting.

Duluth Harbor Trivia Question for Saturday 6/8/2013

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Note: Lafarge Camera offline

Update 06:00 6/8 - Power remains off to the Lafarge Camera -- Unknown return time. Since the building is abandoned, there is an unknown return time.

Update 17:00 6/7 -- Power is out to the entire Lafarge Plant -- Duration unknown.  The camera will be up as soon as power is restored.

12:00 6/7 The Lafarge camera has gone offline, I will be checking it later today.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Dennis

Duluth Harbor Boat Traffic for Friday 6/7/2013

St. Clair departed at 04:10
Great Republic arrived at 06:10
Eemsborg (Dutch) arrived at 13:00
Great Republic departed at 22:20

June 7, 1928: The Steamship America goes down

By Tony Dierkins - Zenith City Online

The America DEPICTED in a postcard made between 1900 and 1915. (Image: X-Comm)

The America DEPICTED in a postcard made between 1900 and 1915. (Image: X-Comm)
On this day in Duluth in 1928, the beloved Steamship America wrecked at Isle Royale. The America left Grand Marais the previous evening for Isle Royale to drop off passengers at the Singer Hotel Dock on Washington Island before heading to Port Arthur (today’s Thunder Bay), Ontario. In the early morning hours of June 7, with the first mate at the helm, she struck a reef near Isle Royale’s Washington Harbor, skidding over the rocks four times and ripping a hole in her hull just below the engine room on the starboard side. The ship’s pumps couldn’t keep up with the water pouring in. The captain ordered the ship to steer for the north gap of Washington Harbor in an attempt to beach her, but it struck more rocks and stopped ninety feet from shore.
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