Okay, it's been a while, but I've been busy, really.  And my pictures are backward, again.  I load them in the correct order, but they end up on the post backward.  Yikes!   Anyway, from the bottom, we have the Adam E Cornelius approaching Marquette from the west at a very odd angle.  She should be farther out and pointing in...  Then we have the Herbert C. Jackson and then the James Barker in a snowstorm.  The Michipicoten came in at night to the Shiras Dock with a load of stone.  Don't believe she's ever been to that dock before.  Her fleetmate Saginaw arrived in Marquette the next day.

Charles M Beeghly, Mesabi Miner, Arthur M Anderson

Got to see the Charles M Beeghly load at Marquette while the Mesabi Miner brought coal.  The Miner had a very large what appeared to be plumb bob hanging off the side of the ship.  ???  Daughter Kris, after I begged, took some pics of the Arthur M Anderson in with coal on a rare trip to Marquette.   We couldn't make it in that day.  The Anderson was on the Lake with the Edmund Fitzgerald when the Fitz went down.   The pictures are backward, again.  Can't figure out why this is happening, as it's just a recent thing, I believe.  Trying to fix it.  May have mixed them up even more.  :o(

Michipicoten

Caught the Michipicoten in Marquette on Saturday.  It was a really blustery day, with waves crashing over the breakwall.  The Michipicoten loaded, then stayed tied up.  

H C Jackson, Michipicoten, Olympic Miracle, Presque Isle, Algocape

(For some reason Blogger now puts my pics in the opposite order, so please consider that as you look at the pics.  Haven't found a link to fix that.)  Caught the Herbert C Jackson and Michipicoten in Marquette on Thursday.  The Michi came in late, so the pic is not the best, as I didn't use a tripod.  Went to the Soo Friday and got the Olympic Miracle, Presque Isle (tug/barge), and Algocape in the fog.  The OM and PI were upbound, the Algo was approaching the Mac Lock.  Back home and now it's snowing out.  Yes!

American Valor, Philip R Clark, John Sherwin, Petrochem Trader, American Victory

Okay, back again.  Had a great trip to Green Bay to visit with family and friends.  Got to Sturgeon Bay to see the John Sherwin being worked on and also the Petrochem Trader barge.  Also posting pics of the American Valor at night, and the Philip R Clarke in Marquette.  Caught the American Victory at Escanaba on the way home.  Love the "square" bow on that one.  The blog posted my pics backwards today... sorry about that.