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April 14 - 15, 2009

 

4-15 - Maumee at Stoneport - Ben & Chanda McClain
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Bow view 		Mame4-14-09-02.jpg (91780 bytes)
Loading rig going up		 Mame4-14-09-03.jpg (109524 bytes)
Steam from the winches		 Mame4-14-09-04.jpg (88756 bytes)
Pulling away from the dock		 Mame4-14-09-05.jpg (82798 bytes)
Another view
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Heading down Lake Huron		        


4-15 - Calumet entered the Black River in Lorain, Ohio to deliver a small load of stone to Terminal Ready Mi  - Al Leonard 
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Bascule bridge begins to open in advance of Calumet 		1-control-4-13-09-al.jpg (72926 bytes)
Vintage control panel in the Charles Berry Bascule Bridge 		3-calumet-4-13-09-al.jpg (76375 bytes)
Calumet pour on power and gets lined up to pass through the bascule bridge 		4-calumet-4-13-09-al.jpg (132586 bytes)
Bow of the Calumet under the bascule span 		5-calumet-4-13-09-al.jpg (108979 bytes)
Half way through
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Close-up of rudder draft marks 		7-calumet-4-13-09-al.jpg (88512 bytes)
Calumet continues up river to Terminal Ready Mix 		     


4-15 - Melissa Desgagnes in Marinette - Dick Lund
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Melissa Desgagnes is tying up alongside the craneship, William H. Donner, around 1:45 p.m. Tuesday.		 2---MD-04-14-09-dl.jpg (94129 bytes)
A crane aboard the Donner lifts a load of pig iron from the hold.		 3---MD-04-14-09-dl.jpg (81394 bytes)
...and drops it to the dock below.		 4---LJK-04-14-09-dl.jpg (71398 bytes)
The Lewis J. Kuber is ballasted down (but the tug, Olive L. Moore, is not yet in the notch as they ready the tug/barge for departure (possibly later this week)		 5---JLK-04-14-09-dl.jpg (78860 bytes)
The James L. Kuber is also ballasted down (the tug, Victory, remained in the notch all winter
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Dockside stern view of the Victory/James L. Kuber, which is also set for departure this week		        


4-15 - Welland Canal Photos - Paul Beesley
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Robert S Pierson approaching Lock 2 through Gull’s Gate.		 2-rsp-4-13-09-pb.jpg (109065 bytes)
Pierson in Lock 2 with the water level down about half way.		 3-uscg-4-13-09-pb.jpg (81313 bytes)
   USCGC Thunder Bay one her way toward home – down below Lock 2.		 4-limn-4-14-09-pb.jpg (61851 bytes)
CCGS Limnos upbound above Lock 1.		 5-fron-4-14-09-pb.jpg (74547 bytes)
Frontenac upbound above Lock 2.
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  Frontenac flying the Safety Award flag for 2008.		 7-fron-4-14-09-pb.jpg (91693 bytes)
Frontenac approaching the Homer bridge.		      


4-15 - Canadian Enterprise was towed back to Hamilton - Eric Holmes
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Tuesday morning the Canadian Enterprise was towed back to Hamilton from Port Weller by the McKeil tugs Wyatt M and Molly M. 		2-Enterprise-04-14-09-eh.jpg (60067 bytes)
Due to the high ne winds they decided to anchor 2 miles east of the Burlington Piers on the north shore until Wednesday when the winds are expected to decrease.
 		    


4-15 - Historical perspectives - The Robert C Stanley passing Sarnia in her last sailing year. We went into a deep recession then and the era of the Silver Stackers cam to an end. Ray Hillary
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4-15 - Frontenac and Harry Coulby retired Superior WI, 1986 - Duane Holsen
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4-14 - Welland Canal Photos - Paul Beesley
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J W Shelley upbound at Port Weller shipyard.		 2-wood-4-10-09-pb.jpg (69628 bytes)
Algowood heading down toward Lock 1.		 3-pers-4-10-09-pb.jpg (74552 bytes)
  Persenk up between Locks 2 & 3 on another cold, blustery spring day.		 4-schel-4-10-09-pb.jpg (101286 bytes)
Federal Schelde upbound toward Lock 2.		 5-schel-4-10-09-pb.jpg (84289 bytes)
  Federal Schelde with rudder over and prop spinning making her approach to Lock 2.
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  Melissa Desgagnes after leaving Lock 3 on her way up.		 7-melis-4-10-09-pb.jpg (118461 bytes)
  Melissa Desgagnes under Bridge 5 just below the Flight Locks.		      


4-14 - Shipping at Hamilton and Clarkson - - John McCreery
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Laguna D at Clarkson		 2-Sjard-4-11-09-jm.jpg (56652 bytes)
Sjard Unloading at pier 12N		 3-Sjard-4-11-09-jm-1.jpg (130687 bytes)
Stern View		 4-Michipicoten-4-11-09-jm.jpg (68498 bytes)
Michipicoten last of the lay up fleet at pier 11		 5-Canadian-Transfer-4-11-09.jpg (56336 bytes)
Canadian Transfer moved from Eastport to pier 8 at the extreme west end of the harbor
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Stern view of the Canadian Transfer		        


4-14 - Paul R. Tregurtha arriving at Marquette's Upper Harbor - Rod Burdick
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Backing toward the ore dock		 2_prt_4_13_09_rb.jpg (152306 bytes)
Close up		      


4-14 - Brockville Traffic - Murray Blancher

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Maritime Trader & Sjard downbound at Crossover Island
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Maritime Trader down at Brockville		 3-Sjard-13-04-09-MB-.jpg (91626 bytes)
Sjard down at Brockville		 4-Sjard-13-04-09-MB-.jpg (81520 bytes) 5-Maritime-Trader-Sjard-Son.jpg (65914 bytes)
Sjard passing Maritime Trader down, Songa Diamond upbound at Brockville
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Songa Diamond up at Brockville		 7-Songa-Diamond-13-04-09-MB.jpg (79866 bytes) 8-Songa-Diamond-13-04-09-MB.jpg (87481 bytes)    


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