Monday, February 18, 2019
St. Clair Fire
The U.S. Coast Guard responded to a fire aboard the freighter St. Clair on Saturday in Oregon, Ohio, just outside Toledo. No one was aboard, and the ship carried no cargo. See story in Duluth News Tribune.
The 762-foot St. Clair, St Clair last visited the Twin Ports in November when it arrived through the Superior Entry.
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| St Clair Fire -- Courtesy US Coast Guard |
The 762-foot St. Clair, St Clair last visited the Twin Ports in November when it arrived through the Superior Entry.
Saturday, February 16, 2019
Snowflake photos
Light snow and 15F temps make for some nicely formed ice crystals falling from the sky.
I took these images with my Iphone this morning on the hood of my car.
I took these images with my Iphone this morning on the hood of my car.
Friday, February 15, 2019
Sven and Ole Ice Fishing at Two Harbors - 2018
A rerun of the adventures of Sven and Ole ice fishing at Two Harbors last spring. (2018) - This was one of the most popular videos from last year.
These two fishermen (perhaps Sven and Ole) are the most determines guys that I have seen on the cams. Saturday morning, after chopping a place for their boat, the two were finally able to launch and break their way free onto Lake Superior.
They returned six hours later.
A good example of ice fishing and breaking when needed.
Music by: Eric Matyas http://soundimage.org/
These two fishermen (perhaps Sven and Ole) are the most determines guys that I have seen on the cams. Saturday morning, after chopping a place for their boat, the two were finally able to launch and break their way free onto Lake Superior.
They returned six hours later.
A good example of ice fishing and breaking when needed.
Music by: Eric Matyas http://soundimage.org/
Thursday, February 14, 2019
Ice Locked
With Spring right around the corner, things seem to be waking up, even though the boats are still quit ice-locked.
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| Lee A Tregurtha |
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Sunday, February 10, 2019
Canal Cam Update!
Update 2/14/2019 - Camera seems OK for now. I will defer an upgrade for a few weeks in order to keep testing its performance.
Update 2/11/2019 - 14:00 - I removed a thick layer of clear ice from the camera window. Hopefully, it can maintain it's own now.
Update 2/11/2019 - 09:00 - I will be stopping down this afternoon to de-ice the camera -- we'll so how it goes.
Unfortunately, I think the internal heaters may have failed on the Cam Cam. I will get down there this week and remove the ice, however, if the internal heaters have failed the ice will build back up fairly quickly.
If this is the case, I will have a fundraiser to replace and upgrade the camera and try and fix it for a backup with older camera parts.
The new/upgraded camera costs $1523 which I was thinking about doing later this year anyway.
The good thing is, Spring is right around the corner and I can replace the camera and have it operating quickly.
Update 2/11/2019 - 14:00 - I removed a thick layer of clear ice from the camera window. Hopefully, it can maintain it's own now.
Update 2/11/2019 - 09:00 - I will be stopping down this afternoon to de-ice the camera -- we'll so how it goes.
Unfortunately, I think the internal heaters may have failed on the Cam Cam. I will get down there this week and remove the ice, however, if the internal heaters have failed the ice will build back up fairly quickly.
If this is the case, I will have a fundraiser to replace and upgrade the camera and try and fix it for a backup with older camera parts.
The new/upgraded camera costs $1523 which I was thinking about doing later this year anyway.
The good thing is, Spring is right around the corner and I can replace the camera and have it operating quickly.
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