Lee A Tregurtha -- Last Boat in!

The last boat of the 2016-2017 Shipping Season,  Lee A Tregurtha made it's way under the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge this afternoon.

With warm 30F temps, there was a hint of Spring just around the corner.

Lee A Tregurtha arrived Duluth 01/16/2017

Lee A  Tregurtha arrived Duluth at 13:30 today for winter layup at Fraser Shipyard.

2016 Boats in Review

With the season wrapping up, I thought you might enjoy some of the boats that we have viewed over the last year.

Rt Hon Paul J Martin arrived Duluth 01/16/2017

Rt  Hon  Paul J  Martin arrived Duluth at 06:30 this morning to load iron.

Roger Blough arrived Duluth 01/16/2017

Roger Blough arrived Duluth at 06:00 this morning for winter layup at the Port Terminal.

Arthur M Anderson arrived Duluth 01/15/2017

Arthur M Anderson arrived Duluth at 12:20 today for winter layup at CN

Philip R Clarke arrived Duluth 01/15/2017

Philip R Clarke arrived Duluth at 06:00 today for winter layup at the Port Terminal.

James R Barker departed Duluth 01/12/2017

James R Barker departed Duluth at 16:45 Thursday on its last trip to Duluth for the season.

John B Aird arrived Duluth 01/12/2017

John B  Aird arrived Duluth at 20:30 Thursday to unload road salt.

Paul R Tregurtha arrived Duluth 01/10/2017

Paul R Tregurtha arrived Duluth at 14:20 today for winter layup at Midwest Energy.

Whitefish Bay departed Duluth 01/10/2017

Whitefish Bay departed Duluth at 13:30 today with a load of iron.

Herbert C Jackson arrived Duluth 01/10/2017

Herbert C Jackson arrived Duluth at 09:30 today for winter layup at Fraser Shipyard.

James R Barker arrived Duluth 01/10/2017

James R Barker arrived Duluth at 02:00 to load iron.

Whitefish Bay arrived Duluth 01/10/2017

Whitefish Bay arrived Duluth at 01:00 this morning to load iron.

Snowflakes

Not much boat traffic, so I took a few snowflake pictures with my backyard snowflake microscope. Love these little pieces of art.

CSL Niagara arrived Duluth 01/08/2017

CSL Niagara arrived Duluth at 04:30 this morning to load iron.

CSL Assiniboine arrived Duluth 01/07/2017

CSL Assiniboine arrived Duluth  today at 14:30 to unload road salt.

American Spirit arrived Duluth 01/07/2017

American Spirit arrived Duluth at 14:00 today for winter layup at the Port Terminal.

Algolake arrived Duluth 01/07/2017

Algolake arrived Duluth to unload road salt.

Up in "Sea" Smoke

Cold

Arthur M Anderson arrived Duluth 01/04/2017

Arthur M  Anderson arrived Duluth this afternoon to load ore.

Cold weather operation

It is possible that some of the cameras will be shutting down over the next few days due to cold weather protection systems. Once the weather warms up above zero, they should automatically turn back on.

Thunder Bay arrived Duluth 01/04/2017

Thunder Bay arrived Duluth at 02:00 this morning to load iron.

Herbert C Jackson arrived Duluth 01/03/2017

Herbert C  Jackson arrived Duluth last night to load coal.

American Century arrived Duluth 01/03/2017

American Century arrived Duluth at 10:30 this morning for winter layup at the Port Terminal.

Happy New Year!

Just want to wish everyone a Happy New Year!

2016 was a great year with the Tall Ships Event certainly the highlight.  However, there was one event during the summer that narrowly missed being a profound catastrophe when the Algoma Guardian was snagged in the middle of entry into the canal when a powerful storm blew into town with near 100 MPH winds.

The skill of the crew saved the ship and possibly the bridge during a 5 minute struggle to pass through the canal.  Here is the post from that night.


See story from the News Tribune about the crew and bridge operator

I am looking forward to 2017 and really appreciate all the kind remarks and financial support of out various projects throughout the year.

Best Regards,
Den