Great lake boats, a good video

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A shot of the M/V Kaye E. Barker from earlier this week near Detroit MI.

 

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New bridge going up in the back ground?

 

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New bridge going up in the back ground?

Could be but Detroit is so darn far from us, don't know much about happenings there...

Update its the Gordie Howe international bridge. Welcome | Gordie Howe International Bridge

 

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Here is the Pathfinder barge/tug unloading limestone a few years back in Saginaw MI.

 

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Tug Defiance and its unique tug Ashtabula loading sinter feed (ore fines) at CN-Hallett Dock 5 as the Joseph L. Block prepares to unload Minorca fluxstone at Dock 6 (Lakehead). Duluth, MN - September 16, 2023

 

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Great video about the history, demesne and design of whale-back boats.

 

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Interlakes Steamship Co M/V Stewart J. Cort all aglow in Duluth last night.

 

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The Northern Pier Lighthouse in Canal Park, Duluth, MN. This was a frigid winter sunrise with sub-zero temperatures, producing sea smoke on the water. The hard working ship approaching is The Arthur M. Anderson. A very challenging photo this time of year. 12/03/22

 

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The 81-year-old freighter is setting sail for Burns Harbor, Indiana. TV6 Elizabeth Peterson is aboard to cover its journey.​

MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - The Lee A. Tregurtha, one of the Great Lakes’ oldest freighters, is departing Marquette Tuesday for its 49th journey this season, and TV6′s Elizabeth Peterson is on board.

The bulk carrier’s history dates back over eighty years. It first operated in 1942 as a World War II Navy tanker, serving under the name USS Chiwawa. With a 501-foot length, 68-foot beam, and 30-foot depth, the vessel traveled to several countries across the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, including Scotland, Morroco, and Aruba, and was also present in Japan for the Tokyo Bay Surrender Ceremony in 1945.

In the years following its decommissioning in 1946, the freighter underwent a series of ownerships, name changes, and expansions. It was renamed the Walter A. Sterling after its purchase by the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company in 1960. The freighter underwent several expansions, measuring up to 826′ x 75′ x 39′ and supported a 29,360-ton capacity. The ship was sold to the Ford Motor fleet in 1985 and was renamed the William Clay. The vessel would be acquired four years later in 1989 by the Interlake Steamship Company. It was christened Lee A. Tregurtha after the wife of the company’s vice chairman.

The historic carrier arrived at Marquette’s Ore Dock around 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday after traveling from Dearborn, Michigan. It will carry nearly 26,000 tons of taconite pellets en route to Burn Harbor, Indiana.

TV6′s Elizabeth Peterson spoke aboard the Lee A. Tregurtha with its captain, Nick Parsons, about the many elements of a freighter’s journey across the Great Lakes.

 

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The 81-year-old freighter is setting sail for Burns Harbor, Indiana. TV6 Elizabeth Peterson is aboard to cover its journey.​

MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - The Lee A. Tregurtha, one of the Great Lakes’ oldest freighters, is departing Marquette Tuesday for its 49th journey this season, and TV6′s Elizabeth Peterson is on board.

The bulk carrier’s history dates back over eighty years. It first operated in 1942 as a World War II Navy tanker, serving under the name USS Chiwawa. With a 501-foot length, 68-foot beam, and 30-foot depth, the vessel traveled to several countries across the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, including Scotland, Morroco, and Aruba, and was also present in Japan for the Tokyo Bay Surrender Ceremony in 1945.

In the years following its decommissioning in 1946, the freighter underwent a series of ownerships, name changes, and expansions. It was renamed the Walter A. Sterling after its purchase by the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company in 1960. The freighter underwent several expansions, measuring up to 826′ x 75′ x 39′ and supported a 29,360-ton capacity. The ship was sold to the Ford Motor fleet in 1985 and was renamed the William Clay. The vessel would be acquired four years later in 1989 by the Interlake Steamship Company. It was christened Lee A. Tregurtha after the wife of the company’s vice chairman.

The historic carrier arrived at Marquette’s Ore Dock around 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday after traveling from Dearborn, Michigan. It will carry nearly 26,000 tons of taconite pellets en route to Burn Harbor, Indiana.

TV6′s Elizabeth Peterson spoke aboard the Lee A. Tregurtha with its captain, Nick Parsons, about the many elements of a freighter’s journey across the Great Lakes.

Amazing how many times they modified that ship over the years in length, width, depth, self unloader.

Speaking of Burns Harbor, In, we drove through there Friday night on way to Oklahoma. Still impressive to see the steel mills.