Duluth Harbor Boat Traffic for Friday 10/26/2012

Atlantic Huron departed at 02:37
Atlantic Erie arrived at 03:03
Atlantic Huron arrived Duluth at 03:24
Copenhagen (Ant) arrived at 08:30
Atlantic Huron departed at 09:40
Atlantic Erie departed at 16:30

October 24, 1899: Wreck of the Criss Grove

Split Rock Island

October 24, 1899: Wreck of the Criss Grove

On October 24th, 1899 on Lake Superior, ninety-foot long, the three-masted schooner Criss Grover ran aground and wrecked near Split Rock Island—eleven years before the Split Rock Lighthouse first lit. Enroute from Bay Mills, Michigan, to Duluth with a load of lumber, the Grover ran into gale or thick fog (accounts differ) and struck a reef near the island. Divers today can see its hull and anchor in about 53 feet of water near the Island. No one was killed, and the next day the crew began stripping it of any reusable items—the vessel was so rotten and damaged it was deemed not worth salvaging. Launched in 1878, the schooner was known among Lake Superior mining towns as a “powder boat,” as she often hauled blasting powder and dynamite to mining and lumber camps when no other vessel would. It wasn’t the first time the Grover had run aground. In 1880 she had also come ashore with heavy damage in Lake Huron near AuSable, Michigan. The wreck was declared a total loss, but she was salvaged and returned to action. Unfortunately, life-saving efforts during that incident proved fatal—for one of the volunteer rescuers. A local judge was manning a small canon that propelled tow lines to the floundering vessel when the cannon exploded, killing him. 

By Tony Dierckins On 

By Tony Dierckins On October 24, 2012 

http://zenithcity.com/october-24-1899-wreck-of-the-criss-grover/

Camera Update

All cameras are now operational

LSMMA - Lake Superior Maritime Maritime Museum - Canal View
Bridgecam - Hillside view of Aerial Lift Bridge area
GLA Cam - View of Aerial Lift Bridge from atop the Great Lakes Aquarium
LaFarge - View from atop old Lafarge Cement Plant - this view will change as camera is rotated
Harborcam - Hillside view of main Harbor

I will be upgrading the Lafarge camera in the near future as weather permits.

Thank you for your patience this week as I did some maintenance and upgrades. Please let  me know if you run across any issues, or, if you have any other comments or suggestions.

Thanks,
Dennis

Duluth Harbor Boat Traffic for Thursday 10/25/2012

Walter J. McCarthy Jr. departed at 05:29
Atlantic Huron arrived at 15:00

Duluth Harbor Boat Traffic for Wednesday 10/24/2012

Paul R. Tregurtha arrived at 01:21
Cason J. Callaway departed at 03:31
American Integrity departed at 08:35
Mesabi Miner arrived at 09:50
Walter J. McCarthy Jr. arrived at 14:20
Kwintebank (Dutch) departed at 15:10
Paul R. Tregurtha departed at 17:40
Mesabi Miner departed at 23:55