Duluth Harbor Cam

Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Harbor History - Irvin L. Clymer Pilothouse

You may have noticed on the harborcams a lonely looking pilothouse located on the end of the Duluth Timber Pier near Pier B.

(the following information was provided by Capt. Tom Mackay and Capt. Edward Montgomery)

The IRVIN L. CLYMER was built in 1917 at the American Ship Building Company in Lorain, Ohio. She had a crew of 16. She was 552 feet long with a 60 ft. beam and a 32 ft. draft. Launched as the self-unloader CARL D. BRADLEY (1) for the Great Lakes Fleet, she made her maiden voyage from Lorain Ohio to Calcite MI on June 10, 1917 for a load of stone. She sailed under that name until 1927 when she was renamed JOHN G. MUNSON (1). In 1951 she was again renamed, IRVIN L. CLYMER. She was scrapped at Azcon in Duluth in 1994, when the pilothouse was salvaged by a private party and unloaded at the end of the Duluth Timber Pier where it sits today. Duluth was the Clymer’s home port for many years and had a nickname of the "Whiner Clymer"

Photo: courtesy of boatnerds.com

Irvin L Clymer - Dennis O'Hara

Monday, July 30, 2018

The Fishing Fleet Departure 07/30/2018

The fishing fleet departed this morning with high hopes and a beautiful sunrise.

Saturday, July 28, 2018

TS State of Michigan arrived Duluth 07/28/2018

Paul R Tregurtha arrived Duluth 07/27/2018

Paul R Tregurtha arrived Duluth Friday evening to load coal.

Friday, July 27, 2018

Full Moon tonight!

FYI,

The Full Moon rise tonight will occur at 20:49 and should be visible on the GLA cam, Bayfront Cam, Hillside Cam and Harborcam.

Walter J McCarthy Jr departed Duluth 07/27/2018

Jeffery the Gull here! What a great sunrise, I often stop by just to enjoy the sun coming up over the lake.

There goes the Walter J McCarthy Jr. A good old 1000 footer capable of carrying 78000 tons of sardines. Too bad it's still being used to haul rocks, seems like a waste.

Well, I'm off to the landfill for a snack before things get rolling at Bayfront Park for the Weekend.

Jeff