Duluth Harbor Cam: June 2021

A powerful lightning storm swept across the area in the middle of the night last night, providing an incredible light show for those who got woken up by the wonderful display.

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Mesabi Miner arrived in Duluth 06/23/2021

Mesabi Miner arrived in Duluth this morning to load iron ore pellets.

Sunrise Timelapse 06/22/2021

Summer sunrises in the Northland are long and beautiful. This 2-minute timelapse spans two hours of daybreak.

Lee A Tregurtha departed Duluth 06/23/2021

Lee A Tregurtha departed Duluth early this morning loaded with iron ore pellets.

Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Stewart J Cort arrived in Duluth 06/22/2021

Stewart J Cort arrived in Duluth this evening to load iron ore pellets.

Sunday, June 20, 2021

Great Republic arrived in Duluth 06/20/2021

Great Republic arrived in Duluth this morning with a load of limestone.

Friday, June 18, 2021

American Century & American Spirit departed Duluth 06/18/2021

In a 1000ft'r Double Header, the American Century & American Spirit departed Duluth this morning

Thursday, June 17, 2021

Ocean Castle departed Duluth 06/15/2021

Ocean Castle departed Duluth Wednesday evening loaded with grain.

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Big Boats & Sailboats in Duluth 06/16/2021

The Great Lakes Trader left Duluth this evening followed by the flotilla of sailboats gearing up for the Wednesday races.

Wiscon Point Fog Bank Timelapse 06/16/2021

The cold waters of Lake Superior often kick up early morning fog along the shores where the cold and warm air meet. This weather phenomenon can make for interesting timelapse photography.

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

James R Barker departed Duluth 06/15/2021

James R Barker departed Duluth this evening with a load of iron ore pellets.

Monday, June 14, 2021

New Bridge Cam Update! 6/14/2021

Update: 6/14/2021

The installation of the new Bridg Cam is complete. I will be doing some more tweaking with it this week, but, it is fully operational as of today.

Thank you to all who donated and for those who support this channel on an everyday basis.

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Update: 6/7/2021

After concerns of limited camera operation in cold weather, I will be switching the Bridge cam upgrade to the same type of camera that is used for the Canal Cam, which is very reliable and of high quality.

The image quality and compatibility will be better than the present Bridge Cam. This should be a fine upgrade, however, the pan/zoom capability which I had hoped for will not be available.

Thanks for your patience!

Den

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Update: 6/4/2021

I have received the new camera intended to replace the Bridge Cam. During setup and testing this week, I discovered that the additional device used to inject audio and power the camera is not powerful enough to operate the camera in cold weather. I will be having further discussions with the manufacturer next week to see if there are any workarounds for this issue.

While this camera would work great in this setting, I do not want to install it at the bridge locations if sound cannot be included.

Sorry for the delay and I will keep you posted when there are further developments.

Thanks,

Den

After two devastating Lake Superior storms several years back, the Duluth Lakewalk was heavily damaged. Two years and 22 million dollars later, the newly fortified Lakewalk is back and better than ever. You can see the enormous amount of work that went into the rebuild with this birds-eye view. Nice job to all those involved!