The ore dock in Escanaba is set to begin loading the Great Lakes Trader/Joyce VanEnkevort barge/tug combo which wintered there. The loading should be this weekend. In addition, the Joseph L. Block, which briefly! laid up in Sturgeon Bay will be arriving during the week to also load. A very short rest for crew. The USCG Mackinaw is reportedly breaking ice.
The pic is of the GLT in Esky waiting on a load on January 21 this year, with the Burns Harbor waiting in the background.