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A New Perspective – Part II
After lunch, we jumped back into the Tin Can and went back out for the tail end of this “adventure.” Hello, CSL Tadoussac… She was moving from one stone dock to another, and she looked menacing. She is...
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Sunday Morning
I got up at 6:30, checked AIS and saw that Algoma Transport was at Sterling Fuel. River, here I come. But when I arrived… John J. Carrick/Victorious was there. At Zug Island are Cason J. Callaway...
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More Sun on the St. Clair
So like my title would suggest it was overwhelmingly sunny and hot… and I was standing by the bright blue river at Marysville, Michigan wishing I could just jump in and cool off. But that would’ve...
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Other Canal Freighters
This post is for all the freighters and tug/barges I saw around the Welland Canal that weren’t Algoboats. Because despite the large number of Algoboats, other fleets exist as well. Beginning on Sunday,...
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150
So my birthday and post number 150 lined up on the same day, June 30. My birthday is usually on June 30, which is good because then I know when to expect it. So in preparation for that, I took off for...
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Winter Wonderland!
My friends, we have snow. It’s been awhile, but we have it. It’s also very cold, and the water levels are very low, and the Great Lakes are far from freezing over. So the ships sail on. Why, though...
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Calumet and the Lay-Up Fleet
The first place I arrived late this morning was Belanger Park, which was all fresh and springlike with the snow melting, the temperature rising, and the terns soaring. An expanded winter fleet sits at...
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Action in January III
Yesterday looked like it had the makings of a good day for watching ships. I might as well try to see as many as I can before the season ends for the winter. So I went down to Belanger Park to do just...
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The Grey Ghosts of Summer
My apologies for taking a second lengthy hiatus… but it’s over now. Yesterday I went out to see ships for the first time since May 25, and I visited the St. Clair River to do so. I arrived in Marine...
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Gray Day in Port Colborne
Yesterday I gave you a short introduction to my Welland Canal trip that began on Sunday. I left you off in the evening, in the lovely town of Port Colborne along the shore of Lake Erie. I was down at...
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