Ruddy arrived Duluth 07/31/2019

Ruddy arrived Duluth this afternoon to load grain.

Paul R Tregurtha arrived Duluth 07/31/19

Paul R Tregurtha arrived Duluth early this morning for a load of coal.

Cason J Callaway arrived Duluth 07/30/19

Cason J Callaway arrived Duluth  this morning with a load of limestone.

Edgar B Speer departed, Edwin H Gott arrived Two Harbors 07/29/2019

Edgar B Speer departed, Edwin H Gott arrived Two Harbors this afternoon.

CSL Welland arrived Duluth 07/29/2019

CSL Welland arrived Duluth this morning to load iron pellets.

Soo Locks Cam pointed to sky

It appears the Soo Locks cam is pointed skyward.  This is not my camera and I am not sure who to contact.  Hopefully it is fixed soon, but, there is not much I can do about it.

Thanks,
Den

James R Barker arrived Duluth 07/28/2019

James R Barker arrived Duluth early this morning to load pellets.  The Barker horn sound was added.

Lee A Tregurtha arrived Duluth 07/27/2019

Lee A Tregurtha arrived Duluth this morning loaded with limestone.

Arthur M Anderson departed Two Harbors 07/26/2019

Arthur M Anderson departed Two Harbors early this morning.

Arthur M Anderson departed Duluth 07/25/2019

Arthur M Anderson departed Duluth this evening with a new lease life and a new mission. 



The Anderson was the last boat to communicate with the Edmund Fitzgerald before it was lost in a powerful winter storm on November 9, 1975.

Duluth Airshow 2019 -7/20/2019

In case you missed the Duluth Aviation Expo, here is a review for those who love airplanes but missed the show.

Industrial Swift Unloading - Timelapse 07/23-24/2019

The process of unloading a large ship loaded with wind blades is a complicated one.  Here you can view a 100 second timelapse taken over a two day period.

Indiana Harbor and Paul R Tregurtha departed Duluth 07/25/2019

Indiana Harbor and Paul R Tregurtha departed Duluth this early morning

Paul R Tregurtha arrived Duluth 07/24/2019

Paul R Tregurtha arrived Duluth this afternoon to load coal.

Power in the Wind - Industrial Swift

The Industrial Swift unloads more wind turbine blades at the Port today, adding to the storage stockpile.  The blades are in the foreground and the cylindrical pieces are tower sections. Large trucks  will move the components to wind farms in the Midwest.

Indiana Harbor arrived Duluth 07/24/2019

Indiana Harbor arrived Duluth early this morning under a summer sunrise.

Great Republic arrived Duluth 07/23/2019

Great Republic arrived Duluth early this morning.

Industrial Swift arrived Duluth 07/22/2019

Industrial Swift arrived Duluth this afternoon to unload wind turbine blades.

Arthur M Anderson returning to service this week

According the the Duluth News Tribune, the Arthur M Anderson will be returning to service this week sometime. The Anderson was built the same year I was born -1952!

The Duluth News Tribune did a very nice article on the Anderson, you can read it  HERE.

Trudy departed Duluth 072019

Trudy departed Duluth Saturday afternoon.

Big Boy Locomotive in Twin.

Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad’s Completion, Big Boy, one of the largest steam engines ever made is visiting Duluth this weekend. The Big Boy, built for the Union Pacific Railroad is an incredible machine to view.

Here you see it crossing a train trestle over the Nemadji River just outside Superior.

You can read more about Big Boy HERE

Big Boy - Dennis O'Hara

Superior Sunrise 07/18/2019

Mid-Summer Sunrise over Lake Superior.

Walter J McCarthy Jr arrived Duluth 07/18/2019

Walter J McCarthy Jr arrived Duluth this morning to load coal.

Mesabi Miner departed, Paul R Tregurtha arrived Duluth 07/17/2019

Indiana Harbor departed, Paul R Tregurtha arrived Duluth Wednesday evening.

Michipicoten arrived Duluth 07/17/19

Michipicoten arrived Duluth this evening to load iron pellets.

Edwin H Gott departed Two Harbors 07/16/2019

Edwin H Gott departed Two Harbors his morning

Lee A Tregurtha departed Duluth 07/16/2019

Lee A Tregurtha departed Duluth this morning.

Victoriaborg arrived Duluth 07/15/19 - (Republished)

Victoriaborg arrived Duluth  this morning to load wheat.

James R Barker departed Duluth 07/15/19

James R Barker departed Duluth this afternoon loaded with iron pellets.

Vctoriaborg arrived Duluth 07/15/2019

Vctoriaborg arrived Duluth this morning to load wheat.

Lee A Tregurtha arrived and Great Lakes Trader departed Duluth 07/15/2019

Lee A Tregurtha arrived and Great Lakes Trader departed Duluth this morning.

American Century departed, Algoma Discovery arrived Superior 07/15/19

American Century departed, Aloma Discovery arrived Su

Edgar B Speer departed Two Harbors 07/15/2019

Edgar B Speer departed Two Harbors early this morning.

CSL Assiniboine departed Two Harbors 07/14/2019

CSL Assiniboine departed Two Harbors early this morning.

The North Shore Scenic Railroad is running weekend excursions to Two Harbors with their beautiful steam locomotive #332. Thought you might enjoy a look at the historic beauty. More information is available at: https://duluthtrains.com/steam/

James R Barker arrived Duluth 07/14/2019

James R Barker arrived Duluth this morning to load iron pellets

Joseph L Block departed Duluth 07/14/2019

Joseph L Block departed Duluth early this morning.

Philip R Clarke arrived Duluth 07/13/2019

Philip R Clarke arrived Duluth this evening loaded with limestone.

Walter J McCarthy Jr arrived Duluth 07/12/19

Walter J McCarthy Jr arrived Duluth to load coal

Michipecoten arrived Duluth 07/11/2019

Michipecoten arrived Duluth early this morning.

Trudy arrived Duluth 07/10/2019

Trudy arrived Duluth Wednesday evening with a cargo of clay.

Sailboats and Rainbows - 07/10/2019

Sailboats and Rainbows -- A perfect July evening in Duluth

After The Rain

Stewart J Cort arrived Superior 07/10/2019

Stewart J Cort arrived Superior this afternoon to load pellets.

Presque Isle departed Duluth 07/10/2019

Presque Isle departed Duluth this morning loaded with iron pellets.

Burns Harbor arrived Superior 07/09/2019

Burns Harbor arrived Superior this morning to load iron pellets.

Mesabi Miner arrived Duluth 07/08/2019

Mesabi Miner arrived Duluth this morning to load iron pellets.

Edgar B Speer arrived Two Harbors 07/08/2019

Edgar B Speer arrived Two Harbors this morning at daybreak.

Michipecoten departed Duluth 07/07/2019

Michipecoten departed Duluth this afternoon.

H Lee White arrived Duluth 07/06/2019

H Lee White arrived Duluth loaded with limestone.

Canal and Bridge Cam offline

Update 14:40 7/5/19 == Due to heavy traffic in Canal Park, I was not able to get to the Maritime Visitor Center to check on the apparent internet problem. Fortunately, the service was restored at 14:30. I will continue to monitor the internet connection that affects the Canal Cam and Bridge. ----------------------------

 13:30 Friday, July 5th. It appears that the canal cams are offline. I will be checking into it.

Ghost Ship - Joseph L Block arrived Two Harbors 07/05/2019

Joseph L Block arrived Two Harbors this morning through a light blanket of fog.

4th of July Fireworks - Canal Park - Duluth -2019

Thousands of people enjoyed the Duluth Fourthfest fireworks display last night. The 18-minute display fascinated young and old alike.

Algoma Sault departed Duluth 07/04/2019

Algoma Sault departed Duluth this afternoon loaded with iron pellets.

Presque Isle departed, Thunder Bay arrived Two Harbors 07/10/2019

Presque Isle departed, Thunder Bay arrived Two Harbors late morning.

John G Munson departed Duluth 07/04/2019

John G Munson departed Duluth this morning.

July 4th!

July 4th Camera Operation:

Fireworks: Scheduled to go off at 22:10 Thursday  (depending on the weather)

The best view will be from the Hillside or Harborcams.  I will be using them to pan the FourthFest activities in Bayfront Park and the Harbor in general.

Have a happy and safe 4th of July!

So much to be thankful for!

Cason J Calaway arrived Duluth 07/02/2019

Cason J Calaway arrived Duluth Tuesday evening.

Catching a Breeze - Sailboat Races Duluth 07/03/2019

Sailboats head out onto Lake Superior to catch some wind on a beautiful July evening.

Algoma Sault arrived Duluth 07/03/2019

Algoma Sault arrived Duluth this afternoon to load iron pellets.
The Sault is only a year old and this is it's the first visit to Duluth.

Algoma Buffalo departed, Stewart J Cort arrived Superior 7/02/19

Algoma Buffalo departed, Stewart J Cort arrived Superior

Harbor Symphony - WDSE TV, Ted Pellman

Ships and foghorns create a misfit symphony and set the tone of the Duluth-Superior Harbor. Enjoy the musical results with WDSE The Slice. Composer credit goes to photographer Ted Pellman.

Michipecoten arrived Duluth 07/02/2019

Michipecoten arrived Duluth this afternoon to load iron pellets.

Edgar B Speer departed Edwin H Gott arrived Two Harbors 07/02/2019

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Edgar B Speer departed Edwin H Gott arrived Two Harbors this morning.

WOW! - Sunrise 07/02/2019

The transition from night to day on a warm July morning is a sight to behold.   This time-lapse covers a two hour period between 4AM and 6AM this morning from the Pier B Cam.

Mesabi Miner departed, Burns Harbor arrived Superior 07/01/2019

Mesabi Miner departed, Burns Harbor arrived Superior today.

Scanner Update

The marine scanner should now be in service.