Click to go to home page American Integrity: built in 1978; 1000 ft. long; Flag: USA
the boat American Integrity
Saturday, May 2, 2009

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 became the Columbia Star. She is one of 13 thousand foot long boats on the Great Lakes. She usually comes to Duluth to load coal, taking it to Detroit Edison although she also takes coal to Lake Superior ports such as Muskegon, Marquette and Silver Bay. She also loads a couple cargos of iron ore pellets a year.
the boat American Integrity
Friday, July 25, 2008

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Wednesday, May 28, 2008

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Saturday, May 17, 2008

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Friday, April 4, 2008

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Saturday, December 8, 2007

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Thursday, May 17, 2007

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Friday, April 13, 2007

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Wednesday, November 29, 2006

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Monday, September 11, 2006

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Monday, July 17, 2006

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Sunday, December 4, 2005

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Friday, July 29, 2005

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Sunday, October 10, 2004

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Saturday, July 10, 2004

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Saturday, July 10, 2004

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Saturday, July 10, 2004

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Monday, January 5, 2004

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Monday, January 5, 2004

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Monday, January 5, 2004

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Monday, December 1, 2003

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Monday, September 29, 2003

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Monday, July 7, 2003

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Thursday, December 26, 2002: Split Rock Lighthouse from the Oglebay Norton
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Wednesday, December 25, 2002: Christmas dinner on the Oglebay Norton
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Thursday, June 6, 2002: approaching the Lift Bridge
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Saturday, May 18, 2002: entering the Duluth harbor
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Thursday, October 11, 2001

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Thursday, May 3, 2001

the boat American Integrity
Tuesday, December 12, 2000: arriving Duluth in winter
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Tuesday, December 12, 2000: enter Duluth harbor in winter
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Saturday, November 4, 2000

the boat American Integrity
Saturday, October 2, 1999

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