American Cruise Lines passenger vessel American Patroit arrived at Sault Ste. Marie, MI, Thursday at around noon, mooring at the Valley Camp dock. This is the 2025-built vessel’s first trip to the Northern Great Lakes. She departed for Mackinac Island around noon after spending the night. Another unusual visitor at about the same time was the Great Lakes Towing Co. tug Donald J. Sarter, which locked down from Lake Superior where she had delivered a crane barge and two scows to Houghton, MI. She tied up at the MCM Marine yard. Her AIS has a Detroit destination, although as of Friday morning she had yet to leave the dock.
Lake Erie Ports – October 17
Monroe, MI: Victory/Maumee departed for Marquette. Toledo, OH: In port are Federal Oshima and Wilf Seymour/Alouette Spirit. Departing were G.L. Ostrander/Integrity for Cleveland, American Spirit for Marquette, Baie Comeau for Meldrum Bay and Federal Kushiro for Gibraltar. Marblehead, OH: Departing were Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder for Marine City and Calumet for Calcite. Sandusky, OH: CSL...



