Thursday, October 24, 2019

Paul R Tegurtha departed Duluth 10/24/2019



Paul R Tregurtha departed Duluth this afternoon with more than 60,000 tons of coal, enough to power 25,000 homes for a year.

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Mesabi Miner departed Duluth 10/23/19



Mesabi Miner departed Duluth this afternoon loaded with coal.

James R Barker departed Duluth 10/23/2019



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

1000 ft Lakers in Review as they pass through the Duluth Shipping Canal



Thirteen 1000 ft Lakers were built in the late 70's and early 80's to  efficiently transport ore and coal across the Great Lakes.

At one time or another all of these boats have visited Duluth to load the raw material to generate the power and make the steel that America needs.

This 3 minute video is a compilation of all of these huge vessels as they entered the Duluth Shipping Canal at one time or another.

1000ft Mesabi Miner arrived Duluth 10/23/2019



 Mesabi Miner arrived Duluth early this morning to load coal.