Manitowoc

The Manitowoc made one of what may be repeat trips between Marquette and Algoma Steel at the Soo.  Fortunately the sun came out for some of the pictures.  Part of the day was cold and drizzly.  No global warming here!

Adding a pic of the loading chutes.  With the automatic doors the chutes are constantly moving up and down.  Makes for a fast load.

Charles M Beeghly

Spent the morning watching the race (5, 10 and 25K) for Youth For Christ (our daughter raced in that), then went to catch the Charles M Beeghly unloading coal in Marquette's upper harbor.  The Beeghly was going to take on ore after she unloaded coal.  The Saginaw was also expected this evening, but we didn't stay around to wait for her.  Seeing fewer ships because of gas prices, just don't want to make that drive too often.   Attaching a pic of the Beeghly taken today, and a pic of the first "man over" from the Kaye E Barker taken in 2006.  

BBC Elbe and windmill sections

We went to Appleton, Wisconsin for a weekend of minor league baseball and ended up getting about three innings of baseball followed by the most spectacular light show put on by God!  Better than the fireworks they had planned for after the game, I'm sure.  We were safe under the roof, and saw lightning cross the sky from cloud to cloud.    Wow!

On the way home Sunday we caught the BBC Elbe unloading windmill sections at Menominee, Michigan.  You can see part of the old ferry Viking there.  The William Donner is still rusting away on the Marinette, Wisconsin, side being used as a crane barge.  Sad sight, indeed.

Dorothy Anne/ Pathfinder

Okay, back to what I look for in pics.... :o)

Managed to catch the tug Dorothy Anne and her barge Pathfinder at both the Shiras dock and the upper harbor ore dock yesterday.  We used to be able to drive right in and under the boom to take pictures from the other side.  Now the fence is closed with a guard on duty when a ship is in.  

Still need to organize pics from Port Huron and post on the Boatnerd Public Gallery (too many to post here).  Life will slow down, one of these days!  Still, beautiful weather, birds, ships.....