American Integrity: built in 1978; 1000 ft. long; Flag: USA
Picture above taken on Friday, April 4, 2008

The American Integrity is the former Oglebay Norton. The name change happened when she and 5 of her fleetmates were sold by the Oglebay Norton Company in Cleveland to American Steamship in Buffalo in June, 2006. This is not the boat's first name or owner change. She was built for Bethlehem Steel Company in 1978 at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin as the Lewis Wilson Foy. As the Foy, she made her maiden voyage to Superior, where she took on a load of iron ore pellets for Burns Harbor, Indiana. In 1991, she was sold to the Columbia Transportation Company of Cleveland where she received her current name. She is one of 13 thousand foot long boats on the Great Lakes.
Picture above taken on Saturday, December 8, 2007

Picture above taken on Thursday, May 17, 2007

Picture above taken on Friday, April 13, 2007

Picture above taken on Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Picture above taken on Monday, September 11, 2006

Picture above taken on Monday, July 17, 2006

Picture above taken on Sunday, December 4, 2005

Picture above taken on Friday, July 29, 2005

Picture above taken on Sunday, October 10, 2004

Picture above taken on Saturday, July 10, 2004

Picture above taken on Saturday, July 10, 2004

Picture above taken on Saturday, July 10, 2004

Picture above taken on Monday, January 5, 2004

Picture above taken on Monday, January 5, 2004

Picture above taken on Monday, January 5, 2004

Picture above taken on Monday, December 1, 2003

Picture above taken on Monday, September 29, 2003

Picture above taken on Monday, July 7, 2003

Picture above taken on Thursday, December 26, 2002: Split Rock Lighthouse from the Oglebay Norton

Picture above taken on Wednesday, December 25, 2002: Christmas dinner on the Oglebay Norton

Picture above taken on Thursday, June 6, 2002: approaching the Lift Bridge

Picture above taken on Saturday, May 18, 2002: entering the Duluth harbor

Picture above taken on Thursday, October 11, 2001

Picture above taken on Thursday, May 3, 2001

Picture above taken on Tuesday, December 12, 2000: arriving Duluth in winter

Picture above taken on Tuesday, December 12, 2000: enter Duluth harbor in winter

Picture above taken on Saturday, November 4, 2000

Picture above taken on Saturday, October 2, 1999

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