Happy
Holidays from the St. Clair, just entering
the harbor at 6 pm on December 23, 2006, from the tug Bayfield,
lower right, and the Duluth Shipping News.
The
Alder returned to port this afternoon (Monday, December 18, 2006)
after 3 weeks of buoy tending on Lake Superior and Lake Michigan.
They were also the first Coast Guard vessel on the scene when the
tug Seneca went aground near Grand Marais, Michigan. There is more
ice on the Alder than we have in the harbor, almost.
The
John G. Munson came into port as the sun
was going away (Saturday, December 16, 2006). No ice on the water.
In the far distance center, you can see the Sprit Mountain ski trails.
That's the only snow around and it didn't come down from the sky.
The
local tug Seneca, owned by Zenith
Tugboat Company, recently went aground during a Lake
Superior gale about 21 miles east of Grand Marais, Michigan. Above,
you can see the tug in her better days. She assisted the tug barge
Radium Yellowknife through the ship canal and into the harbor in September,
2001. She helped move the Corps of Engineers tug Lake Superior in
April, 2005, and she was there to help push the salt water ship Fraser
off the beach by Bayfront Park in August, 2002.
The
Kaye E. Barker was in Duluth today (Sunday,
December 10, 2006) to get coal for Marquette. This was her first trip
here since the boiler explosion she suffered in early November.
That's
the Varnebank, loading beet pulp pellets
at General Mills on the left, really. And the Duluth harbor around
sunset, all patrolled by an elegant line of ducks. This on December
5th, 2006.
The
American Integrity departed Duluth on Tuesday
afternoon, November 29, 2006 with coal for Detroit Power stations
in St. Clair and Monroe, Michigan.
The
Joseph L. Block came into port on Wednesday morning,
November 22, 2006 with a cargo of slag to discharge at Hallett 8 Dock
in Superior. After backing into the slip, the self unloader was swung
to the side and the cargo began to run out the belt and onto the pile.
Inside, a turkey was being readied for the next day's celebration,
which will probably be held while loading taconite at Two Harbors
on Thursday. (above is a Flash slide show. If you are having trouble,
try right clicking over it, or upgrading your Flash reader)
The
Paul R. Tregurtha was mostly out of the
water today (Tuesday, November 21, 2006) while two of the 4 propeller
blades on the bow thruster were replaced. The work should be completed
this afternoon. Below, and at the lower right above, the Fraser Shipyards
work tug Maxine Thompson is up against the
Tregurtha bow while workers are inside the mesh repairing the propeller.
The
Edwin H. Gott came in the Duluth entry today (Sunday,
November 19, 2006), on her way to get fuel at Murphy Fuel and then
taconite at Burlington Northern.
Fraser
Shipyards must be having a pre-Christmas sale on repairs. The Edward
L. Ryerson surprised us at the Duluth entry today (Saturday,
November 11, 2006), coming in for repairs at Fraser.
The
Paul R. Tregurtha departed Duluth on Tuesday
with a tug trailing her to Silver Bay. She returned late this afternoon
(Wednesday, November 8, 2004) with no tug returning with her but she
was met just after the Lift Bridge by a tug.
Sunday,
November 5, 2006; above, the American Fortitude
came in for wheat. A few minutes later, the Mississagi
came in for repairs.
The
American Mariner was parked at the Port
Terminal early Friday morning (October 27, 2006) while a 19 axle trailer
was waiting to be loaded with a wind turbine hub. Just below and 4
hours later, the now loaded trailer is making the turn from Garfield
Avenue onto Superior Street, on the way to the 27th Ave entry to the
Interstate. From there, it is on to North Dakota.
I thought
I was only taking a picture of the Presque Isle
passing the Cason J. Callaway at the Port
Terminal, but when my film came back from the developer, I noticed
that the local cruise vessel Vista King
was right in the middle. (Sunday, October 22, 2006)
The
Tatjana came into port on Sunday afternoon,
October15th, 2006. Longshoremen at Lake Superior Warehousing Company
began discharging her cargo of steel coils. That task was completed
later that evening. The ship departed the next day.
Click
here to listen to the
best minute of the Michael Feldman show on Saturday, October
7th at the DECC
Above
is a realistic picture of my appearance on Michael Feldman's Whad'ya
know? on Saturday, October 7th. It went ok. I was particularly appreciative
of the bass player's interest.
We
had a nice crowd. I am told that the picture below more accurately
portrays my appearance on the show. Pictures courtesy of Thom Holden
of the Maritime Museum.
The
cruise ship Columbus arrived in the Twin
Ports this morning. As seen from the bridge of the BBC
India, loading wheat at CHS in Superior, she is just
to the right of the center of the picture, docked at the DECC.
The
BBC India arrived Duluth for the second
time this season on Monday, September 18, 2006. As the last time,
about a month ago, she carried wind turbines manufactured by Siemens
Power Generation in Denmark. These are headed to a wind farm in North
Dakota operated by Florida Light and Power. Minnesota Power will purchase
all the electricity generated on the farm. You can see the blades
sitting on the deck. There are many more below deck. (Click
here for more pictures)
The
sun didn't shine but the skaters did, here coming up the hill from
I 35 and about to make the turn to the DECC and the finish line of
the NorthShore Inline Marathon on Saturday, September 16, 2006. Click
here for Flash
Saturday
morning, September 9, 2006at 10:52 am. The Coast Guard was called
out to rescue a sail boat that had lost power and was getting beat
up against the Duluth piers in very choppy water. Here their vessel
is just arriving at the scene.
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The
Magdalena Green arrived Duluth at 6:30
in the morning on Wednesday, September 6, 2006. Two hours later, discharge
of wind turbine blades began. Here a truck is moving a just discharged
blade to anther area at the Port Terminal. Shortly, it will be mounted
on another truck and taken to a wind farm in Mower County, Minnesota.
Above:
Should I jump? Below: Yes!
Oh yes, the Orsula was
at anchor off the Duluth piers on Labor Day
The
Edward L. Ryerson came in using the Duluth entry on Sunday,
September 3rd, 2006.
The
Great Lakes tug Ohio came in under the Lift Bridge
about 1:30 pm today (Thursday, August 31, 2006). She will probably
tow the John Sherwin out of here either later this afternoon or Friday
afternoon.
The
Edward L. Ryerson
moved into the dock at the Burlington Northern Taconite Facility in
Superior this morning (Sunday, August 27, 2006).
The
Vista Star took a bunch of people out to
the Lake on Saturday night (August 26, 2006) while another bunch of
people waited at the piers for the Reserve to come
in, just after the Vista Star cleared the ship canal.
After
sitting at anchor off the Duluth piers for several hours today (Sunday,
August 20, 2006), the Canadian Transport
finally came in to greet the people. Some waited all afternoon to
say hello. (added note: we had no police cars on the front lawn today)
This is what
a false alarm looked like today (August 19, 2006) at the Marine Museum.
Stay tuned to the Duluth Shipping News for more false alarms. (There
was some talk that the two autos were just new lawn ornaments, but
that talk died down when they both drove away.)
The
Edward L. Ryerson arrived at the Burlington
Northern Taconite Facility dock at 6:25, Wednesday morning, August
9th, 2006. Picture above taken by Mary George.
These
are only about 12 of the 19 axles on this truck, loaded at the Port
Terminal today (Monday, August 7, 2006). The cargo is a nacelle, an
enclosure for much of the machinery needed to operate a wind turbine.
There were 22 of them on the BBC India.
No,
the Aerial Bridge is not on fire. Matt Johnson
and Pete Johnson from the Duluth Fire Department
are cooling off the bridge to be sure that the predicted high temperatures
today do not expand parts of the bridge and cause problems.
Two
electrical modules were loaded onto the deck of the BBC Shanghai today
(July 28, 2006). They will be going to Iceland.
The
Margaretha Green came in from her anchorage early this
morning (July 24, 2006) and is at the Port Terminal loading the pieces
of a ball mill purchased by the Jindal Steel and Power Company
in New Delhi from a closed taconite plant in Hoyt Lakes. Above, one
of the pieces is guided into the hold of the ship by Dick Johnson
from Lakehead
Constructors in Superior. (Click
here for Flash show)
Big
news at the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Taconite Facility
in Superior today (July 11, 2006). The Goviken
stopped by to load taconite for Algeria. It was the first salt water
ship to ever load at the facility.
The
American Victory led the Mesabi
Miner into Duluth this evening, July 10th, 2006.
The
W. N. Twolan picked up the logs in the water
(see below), finished discharging all the birch logs they brought
down, then loaded the barge back up with pine logs (above) for the
trip back to Thunder Bay. Above, on Sunday, July 9, 2006. They will
leave on Monday.
Above,
looking down the deck of the 'new' Voyageur Independent
on Thursday morning, July 5, 2006.
Voyageur
Marine Transport Ltd. of Ridgeville, Ontario is now
the proud owner of the Voyageur Independent,
formerly the Kinsman Independent. She made
her first trip to the Twin Ports under the new name and ownership
last night. (July 3, 2006)
It's
not supposed to work this way. The W. N. Twolan
brought a barge full of logs here from Thunder Bay on Saturday afternoon
(July 1, 2006). Usually, the logs are picked off the barge and placed
into piles on the dock. But a lot of the logs fell over the side Sunday
morning and into the water. They have been retrieving them ever since.
This at elevator M in Superior. (more)
The
Vista King departed Duluth this evening
(June 28,2006) with a load of wheat she will take to Italy. The
Greek flagged Milo is seen here taking
a small group of tourists out for a short cruise around the lake.
The Milo will be available tomorrow for 3 or 5 cruises around the
harbor.
Sorry, I made a mistake, it's the other way around.
Summer
is here (almost) and the Goldeneye is also. (Monday evening, June
19, 2006)
The
Maritime Trader arrived in Duluth on Sunday
afternoon (June 18, 2006) She was launched in 1966 as the Mantadoc.
She was the Teakglen before getting her current name.
The
Paul R. Tregurtha departed Duluth on Saturday afternoon, May 6th,
2005
The
Reserve departed the Twin Ports via the Superior entry today (April
24, 2006) after a fuel stop at Murphy Oil in Duluth (above). She is
now under the ownership of K&K Warehousing, Inc. of Menominee,
Michigan. The crew no longer works for Oglebay Norton.
The
local tug Statesboro eased the DECC's ice
cream parlor, the Lake Superior, a tug formerly
owned by the Corps of Engineers, into her place just under the William
A. Irvin. Last summer, it was a very popular place to
get ice cream.
The
John Sherwin is up on blocks over at Fraser Shipyards. Those are zebra
mussels on the bottom of the rudder and hull, although not as many
as most expected. Note the unique 6 blade prop on the boat. No determination
has yet been made about any future work on the boat.
The
John Sherwin was towed over to Fraser Shipyards today. (Tuesday, April
11, 2006)
As the
Great Lakes tug Minnesota guides the Sherwin through the Duluth harbor,
her fleet mate, the Paul R. Tregurtha watches from a box seat at the
Port Terminal.
The
Interlake Steamship flag was raised on the John Sherwin this afternoon
(Monday, April 10, 2006), signaling the move of the boat to Fraser
Shipyards tomorrow. It will immediately go into dry dock there so
the hull of the boat, sitting idle in the Duluth harbor since 1981,
can be evaluated. Interlake hopes to bring it back to the Lakes, but
there is a long way to go before that determination will be made.
It is
always nice to meet sailors who appreciate good literature. Above,
Algolake 3rd mate Audrey Tremblay, from Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, checks
out the Duluth Shipping News from the pilot house while her boat was
in port loading coal at Midwest Energy Resources (Sunday, April 9,
2006).
The
Atlantic Huron arrived Duluth on Friday afternoon, April 7, 2006 to
load taconite. It was her first visit of the year.
It happens
every 4 years. Gold medal winners in the Olympics stop by the Duluth
Shipping News to get their picture taken in front of the bridge. Caroline
Ouellette (left), former Bulldog star, came back from Torino with
a gold medal with the Canadian Hockey team. They beat Sweden 4-1 for
the gold. She brought Charline Labonté along. Charline was
in goal for Canada. Caroline scored a goal in the 4-1 win.
The
Stewart J. Cort surprised many today (March 27, 2006) when it appeared
over the horizon coming toward the Aerial Bridge.
Pictures
of Mackinaw and Samuel Risley at the Soo, taken by Don Hermanson of
Keweenaw Video. For more
information about this work,
click here
Animal
day on the Alder
The
Coast Guard cutter Alder was cruising down
the Superior channel this morning (March 17, 2006), going thru tracks
made in the ice a few days earlier when a coyote was noticed heading
for the water/ice just in front of us. Starting at the upper right
in the montage below and going counter clockwise, the coyote moved
out into the channel just ahead of us,then stopped to think about
the wisdom of his romp. Captain Teschendorf on the
Alder ordered the ship's whistle blown,
which I am sure helped persuade the coyote to reverse course, going
at full gallop the closer we came.
The
eagle we found on the St. Louis River a little later kept the local
air force ready in case we turned on it. We didn't. (I never did get
a picture of the otter the Coast Guard swears makes its home just
off their dock.)
Dan
Hanger (left), a new reporter for KBJR, came down to talk about the
first boat departure of the season, the James R. Barker. Since the
boat was going out after dark and I was standing there, they decided
to interview me. Always a good choice. KBJR photojournalist Dave Porter
is behind the camera. I thought they were checking out angles to get
the boat later, but they were patiently waiting for me to quit taking
pictures and start talking.
Not
to worry, she had no ice around her although she found some
not too far away.
The
Alder backed into her berth on her last trip of the previous season,
the better to get away from the ice when she was due to go out again.
Jack
Gartner, above left, who heads up Gartner Refrigeration
in Duluth was on the Philip R. Clarke this
morning checking on a problem they had with the Clarke's refrigeration
unit (Thursday, March 9, 2006). He was ably assisted by Brad
Emerson, above middle and inset on right. Fit out started
today, meaning the Clarke should be ready to depart Duluth in about
2 weeks.
The
American Mariner is in the dry dock at the Fraser Shipyard. Here some
routine maintenance is being done on the boat's prop and rudder. (February
27, 2006)
Cheboygan,
Michigan is the home port for the Mackinaw
(version 1944, left) and for Mackinaw
(version 2006, right). Both are home today (Sunday, February
19, 2006). Photo courtesy of Mike Fornes, Cheboygan Daily
Tribune.
The
Edwin H. Gott came into port for winter layup in the late afternoon
of Sunday, January 15, 2006
Work
continues on the repair to the sea wall in the ship canal, damaged
last August when the Vlieborg hit it trying to depart Duluth. First
the damaged piling was pulled up and now, new sheet piling is being
driven back in to maintain the barrier between the pier and the water.
When
a ship needs to come through the ship canal, the tug Maxine Thompson
pulls the crane barge around the corner facing the DECC until the
ship is passed. She then pulls the barge back into the ship canal
and the work continues.
Today,
late in the morning (Thursday, January 12, 2006), the John B. Aird
and the Reserve came into port, keeping the work out of the ship
canal for that period of time. Later in the day, the James R. Barker
departed Duluth. The last picture in the series was taken across
the deck of the Maxine Thompson after she pulled the crane barge
out of the way. You can see the Barker in the background. After
the Barker departed, the crane barge came back into the ship canal
and the work continued.
The
Sun came out again; haven't seen it since it left here last year.
See picture below. The CLS Niagara arrived
Duluth during the afternoon, January 9, 2005 to celebrate the sun.
And, our striking photographers came back to work.
