Ships in Lay-up So Far

I will update my blog every time there is a new lay-up or new lay-ups.

Algocanada-Sarnia, ON-Sidney E Smith dock-Dec. 26
Algolake-Montreal, QC-Wharf 29-Dec. 29
Algoma Discovery-Hamilton, ON-Pier 25N-Dec. 29
Algoma Transfer-Goderich-Inner Harbor Dock 5-Dec. 23, 2011
Algoma Transport-Hamilton, ON-Pier 26S-Dec. 30
Algoma Spirit-Hamilton, ON-Pier 25S-Dec. 29
Algosar-Sarnia, ON-South end of North Slip-Dec. 26
Algosoo-Montreal, QC-Hangar 3, Jette Alexander-Dec. 29
Adam E Cornelius-Toledo, OH-former Interlake Iron dock-Jan. 16, 2013
American Fortitude-Toledo, OH-Torco dock-Nov. 11, 2008
American Valor-Toledo, OH-Torco dock-Nov. 13, 2008
American Victory-Superior, WI-Elevator M-Nov. 12, 2008
Baie St. Paul-Montreal, QC-Sec. 27-Dec. 18
CSL Niagara-Sturgeon Bay, WI-Bay Shipbuilding-Dec. 8
Rt. Hon. Paul J Martin-Sturgeon Bay, WI-Berth 15-Dec. 28
Thunder Bay-Montreal, QC-Wharf 27-Dec. 30
Edward L Ryerson-Superior, WI-Barko dock-May 18, 2009
John G Munson-Superior, WI-Fraser Shipyards-Jan. 25, 2013
Alpena-Cleveland, OH-Lafarge-Dec. 29
J.A.W. Iglehart-Superior, WI-Lafarge-Nov. 5, 2006
Paul H Townsend-Muskegon, MI-Mart dock-Dec. 12, 2005
S.T. Crapo-Green Bay, WI-Lafarge-Sep. 4, 1996
John Sherwin-DeTour Village, MI-Interlake dock-unknown date
J.B. Ford-Superior, WI-Municipal Terminal-Nov. 15, 1985
G.L. Ostrander/Integrity-Milwaukee, WI-Salt dock-Dec. 15
CTC No.1-South Chicago, IL-The Sheds-Nov.11, 1981
Manitoba-Hamilton, ON-Pier 25-Dec. 25
Invincible/McKee Sons-Erie, PA-DonJon Shipbuilding and Repair-Dec. 25, 2012
Mississagi-Hamilton ON-Pier 11W-Dec. 30
St. Mary's Challenger-Sturgeon Bay, WI-Bay Shipbuilding for conversion into articulated barge-Nov.11
Joseph H Thompson Jr.-Joseph H Thompson-Escanaba, MI-North Coal dock-Dec. 20

Marquette Arrivals-December 31

H Lee White arrived with coal for the Shiras dock
Herbert C Jackson arrived to load iron ore
Michipicoten arrived to load iron ore

St. Mary's River Passages-December 31

Wilfred M Cohen [tug], downbound
Anglian Lady [tug], downbound
USCG Biscayne Bay, downbound
Defiance/Ashtabula, downbound to Trenton with coal from Superior
Manitowoc, downbound to Gary with iron ore from Duluth or Two Harbors
Kaye E Barker, downbound with iron ore from Marquette
Joseph L Block, downbound to Indiana Harbor with iron ore from Two Harbors
Ken Boothe Sr./Lakes Contender, downbound to Cleveland with iron ore from Silver Bay
Olive L Moor/Lewis J Kuber, downbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON with iron ore from Marquette
Tecumseh, upbound to Thunder Bay to load iron ore
Frontenac, upbound to Thunder Bay to load grain
CSL Assiniboine, upbound
USCG Mackinaw, upbound
American Spirit, upbound to Duluth [possible lay-up
Presque Isle/Presque Isle, upbound to Two Harbors
Algowood, upbound to Thunder Bay
Kaministiqua, upbound to Thunder Bay to load grain
St. Clair, upbound to Duluth [possible lay-up]
USCG Hollyhock, downbound

Alpena Arrivals-December 31

Great Republic arrived with coal for Lafarge
Samuel De Champlain/Innovation arrived to load at Lafarge

Escanaba Arrivals-Dec. 31

Buffalo arrived to load iron ore for Cleveland
Lee A Tregurtha arrived to load iron ore
Wilfred Sykes arrived to load iron ore

Straits of Mackinac Passages-December 31

Happy New Year's Eve by the way.

Samuel De Champlain/Innovation, westbound to Milwaukee to unload then enter lay-up
Roger Blough, eastbound to Two Harbors
Capt. Henry Jackman, eastbound to Duluth
Buffalo, eastbound to Cleveland

Port Huron Passages-December 31

I'm back until the end of the season and beyond! I'm bringing you a later edition of these reports since I'm back for the first time in a while.

Algorail, upbound to Owen Sound for lay-up
American Courage, upbound
James R Barker, downbound to St. Clair with coal from Superior
Peter R Cresswell, downbound to Sarnia for Lay-up

First Ship to Lay-up and Updates

Hi, everyone

I just wanted to report that the G L Ostrander and her barge Integrity arrived in Milwaukee on the 15th to lay-up at the salt dock.

Furthermore, the reason for my absence is because I can't access my source of ship reporting, Who knows when I'll be able to access it, but hopefully soon because the end of the season is nearing.

Lac LaBelle Arrivals-November 7

Duluth [tug]

St. Mary's River Passages-November 7

Indiana Harbor, downbound to Ashtabula
Federal Agno [salty], downbound with grain from Thunder Bay
Herbert C Jackson, downbound to Dearborn with iron ore from Marquette
James R Barker, downbound to St. Clair
Burns Harbor, downbound to Burns Harbor with iron ore from Superior
BBC Fuji [salty], downbound to Valleyfield
Baie Comeau, downbound to Quebec City
Kaministiqua, downbound with grain from Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay, downbound to Quebec
Pineglen, downbound to Montreal with grain from Thunder Bay
Michipicoten, downbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON with iron ore from Marquette
Ken Boothe Sr./Lakes Contender, upbound to Marquette to load iron ore

Monroe Arrivals-November 7

American Integrity

Ludington Arrivals-November 7

Defiance/Ashtabula arrived to unloads stone. This is their first visit to Ludington I've recorded.

Mackinaw City Arrivals-November 7 or a Date I Missed

USCG Mackinaw

Alpena Arrivals-November 7

Manitou [tug]

Tawas City Arrivals-November 8

Buffalo will be arriving to load at Port Gypsum. This is the first visit to Tawas City that I have recorded this season.

Saginaw River Passages-November 8

I'm posting this now as the ship will most likely arrive after midnight, when I won't be around to report, and it will be to late tomorrow to report, so I'll do it now. I'll also do this with Tawas City, as they're in the same situation.

Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder will be arriving at the Bay Aggregates dock in Bay City. The Saginaw is still docked at Bay Aggregates for repairs.

Detroit Arrivals-November 7

Leonard M [tug]
Philip R Clarke arrived in the Rouge Shortcut to unload at Zug Island

Rouge River Passages- November 7

Philip R Clarke arrived in the Rouge Shortcut to unload at Zug Island

St. Clair Arrivals-November 7

Paul R Tregurtha

Port Huron Passages-November 7

Arthur M Anderson, upbound to Rogers City
Algoma Discovery, upbound to Thunder Bay to load grain
Manistee, upbound to Meldrum Bay
Buffalo, upbound to Tawas City to load stone
Algorail, upbound to Meldrum Bay
Sarah Desgagnes [tanker] arrived in Sarnia

Marquette Arrivals-November 4

Hon. James L Oberstar arrived to load iron ore

St. Mary's River Passages-November 4

Algoma Mariner, downbound to Sydney, Nova Scotia
Edwin H Gott, downbound to Nanticoke [RARE trip]
Mesabi Miner, downbound to Indiana Harbor with iron ore
Baie Comeau, upbound to Superior
Michipicoten, upbound to Marquette to load iron ore

Cheboygan Arrivals-November 4

Paul L Luedtke [tug]

Straits of Mackinac Passages-November 4

Zeus [tug], eastbound to Superior
Defiance/Ashtabula, westbound to Green Bay

Detroit Arrivals-November 4

American Sprit arrived at Zug Island to unload iron ore from Two Harbors [or Duluth]
Everlast/Norman McLeod arrived on the Rouge River
Herbert C Jackson arrived in the Rouge Shortcut with iron ore for Zug Island

Rouge River Passages-November 4

Everlast/Norman McLeod arrived in Detroit
Herbert C Jackson arrived in the Rouge Shortcut to unload iron ore at Zug Island

Port Huron Passages-November 4

Joseph H Thompson Jr./Joseph H Thompson, upbound to Stoneport
Zealand Juliana [salty], upbound to Superior to load grain
American Century, upbound to Essexville with coal
American Spirit, upbound
Victory/James L Kuber arrived at the Government dock in Sarnia
Algolake, downbound to Port Cartier
St. Clair, downbound to Cleveland with iron ore from Silver Bay
Rt. Hon. Paul J Martin, downbound to Quebec City
Walter J McCarthy Jr., downbound to St. Clair
Arthur M Anderson, downbound to Ashtabula
Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder, downbound

St. Mary's River Passages-November 3

Rt. Hon. Paul J Martin, downbound with iron ore from Two Harbors [uncommon to rare trip]
St. Clair, downbound to Cleveland with iron ore from Silver Bay
Anglian Lady [tug], upbound to Thunder Bay
Pineglen, upbound to Thunder Bay to load grain
Indiana Harbor, upbound to Two Harbors to load iron ore
Vega Desgagnes [salty], upbound to Thunder Bay
Hon. James L Oberstar, upbound

Ludington Arrivals-November 3

Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41 arrived with stone

Escanaba Arrivals-November 3

Wilfred Sykes

Straits of Mackinac Passages-November 3

Edgar B Speer, eastbound to Duluth to load iron ore
Algorail, eastbound to Badgely Island
Stewart J Cort, westbound to Burns Harbor with iron ore from Superior
Zeus [tug], westbound
American Courage, westbound to Green Bay with stone or coal

Saginaw River Passages-November 3

Elevit [salty tanker] arrived at the Dow Chemical dock in Essexville. It has been seven years since a salty has actually entered the Saginaw River. Four years ago, the OXL Lotus transferred her cargo to the Gregory J Busch, do to the fact she could not enter the river because of her draft.

Alpena arrived at the Lafarge dock in Essexville.

Rouge River Passages-November 3

H Lee White arrived in the Rouge River Short Cut to unload at Zug Island

Detroit Arrivals-November 3

H Lee White arrived in the Rouge River Short Cut to unload at Zug Island

Port Huron Passages-November 3

I wasn't able to report last night because I couldn't access my blog for some reason. Here's the report.

Algowood, downbound to Baie Comeau with grain from Thunder Bay
Herbert C Jackson, downbound to Dearborn with iron ore from Marquette
John D Leitch, downbound to Port Cartier
American Spirit, downbound to Zug Island with iron ore
Jana Desgagnes arrived in Sarnia
Buffalo arrived in Sarnia for fuel
Baie St. Paul arrived in Sarnia's North Slip for unknown reasons
American Century, downbound to St. Clair
Presque Isle/Presque Isle, downbound to Conneaut with iron ore from Two Harbors
Algosteel, upbound to Thessalon to load stone
Michipicoten, upbound
Baie Comeau, upbound to Superior

St. Mary's River Passages-November 1

Federal Yukon [salty], downbound
Algoma Enterprise, downbound to Nanticoke with iron ore
Wilfred M Cohen [tug], downbound
Roger Blough, downbound with iron ore from Two Harbors
Federal Agno [salty], upbound to Thunder Bay to load grain
Saginaw, upbound
Algoma Mariner, upbound to Superior [uncommon to rare trip]
Joseph H Thompson Jr./Joseph H Thompson, upbound to Drummond Island to load stone
Federal Schelde [salty], upbound to Thunder Bay to load grain

Straits of Mackinac Passages-November 1

Oakglen, westbound to Chicago [rare trip]

Monroe Arrivals-November 1

Paul R Tregurtha

Detroit Arrivals-November 1

USCG Katmai Bay

Port Huron Passages-November 1

CSL Niagara, upbound to Thunder Bay
Gadwall [salty], upbound to Thunder Bay to load grain
John B Aird, upbound to Meldrum Bay to load stone
Karen Andrie [tug], upbound to Indiana Harbor with petro. prod. from Sarnia [uncommon trip]
Sarah Desgagnes [tanker] arrived in Sarnia
Kaye E Barker, upbound to Stoneport
Michipicoten, downbound
Vega Desgagnes [tanker], downbound to Sarnia
Indiana Harbor, downbound to St. Clair
Olive L Moore/Lewis J Kuber, downbound

St. Mary's River Passages-October 31

Michipicoten, downbound
Buffalo, downbound
Burns Harbor, downbound to Burns Harbor with iron ore from Superior
Hon. James L Oberstar, downbound to Dearborn with iron ore from Marquette
James R Barker, downbound to St. Clair
Walter J McCarthy Jr., upbound to Superior to load coal
Spruceglen, upbound to Thunder Bay to load grain
St. Clair, upbound to Silver Bay to load iron ore
Edwin H Gott, upbound to Duluth to load iron ore
Constable Carriere [CCGS], upbound

Holland Arrivals-October 31

Manitowoc arrived with stone, probably for Verplanks

Straits of Mackinac Passages-October 31

Alpena, eastbound to Alpena
Spartan/Spartan 2, eastbound to Goderich
Edgar B Speer, westbound to Gary with iron ore
Algorail, westbound to Milwaukee with salt
Arthur M Anderson, westbound to Green Bay with possible coal

St. Clair Arrivals-October 31

Paul R Tregurtha

Detroit Arrivals-October 31

Federal Welland [salty] arrived at the Detroit Port Authority dock.
Sea Eagle 2/St. Mary's Cement 2 arrived at the St. Mary's dock on the Rouge River
Joseph H Thompson Jr./Joseph H Thompson arrived at an unknown dock
Anglian Lady[tug]

Rouge River Passages-October 31

Kaye E Barker arrived at the Severstal Steel dock in Dearborn to unload Marquette iron ore
CSL Assiniboine arrived at an unknown dock in Dearborn
Sea Eagle 2/St. Mary's Cement 2 arrived at the St. Mary's dock in Detroit

Port Huron Passages-October 31

Lee A Tregurtha, downbound to Cleveland to load iron ore
Resko [salty] arrived in Sarnia
Algoma Mariner, upbound

Some News about my Blog

 Hi, Everyone!
You may be thinking that I said that I could now be posting reports everyday except for Wednesday. I can, it's just that I have been having problems with my source of vessel information. I have now had this problem fixed and it should keep working for a while. I still trying to find out the problem, but in the meantime, I just wanted to let my viewers know I'm back and will start reporting through to the end of the shipping season if I don't encounter any problems.

I also wanted to say that I will have plenty of content to keep viewers busy during the off season of shipping on the Great Lakes. These include photos, featured vessels, and plenty of other things to keep you interested until the shipping season openings for 2014-2015.

I hope you will continue to visit my blog and will bear with me through the problems I may encounter.

Sincerely,

Jake Hill

St. Mary's Challenger Conversion Confirmed

I had a few minutes of my lunch break left, so I thought I would alert my readers of this sad event.

The St. Mary's Challenger, the oldest freighter on the Great Lakes, is scheduled to be converted into an Articulated Barge by Bay Shipbuilding Co. out of Sturgeon Bay, WI. At 107 years old, the ship needs a new engine, put costs approximately $15 million to $20 million to replace. Apparently, Port City Steamship Services cannot afford this, so they are converting her into a barge. Work is supposed to begin November 7 and the conversion is expected to be completed by May 2015. Work also includes building the articulated tug.

This is a sad end to the oldest freighter on the Lakes. Why not turn her into museum ship? She's piece of history. But I guess it's better than scrapping.

I also wanted to say that I will start reporting again in the next couple days. I just had a lot of problems and delays, but those have been fixed.

St. Mary's River Passages-September 29

Walter J McCarthy Jr., downbound to Gary with iron ore from Two Harbors
Joyce L VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader, downbound to Gary with iron ore from Superior
Mesabi Miner, upbound to Duluth to load iron ore
Paul R Tregurtha, upbound to Superior
Sam Laud, upbound to Superior
Kaye E Barker, upbound to Duluth to load iron ore
Alpena, upbound to Superior

Rogers City Arrivals-September 28 or 29

American Sprit [rare trip]

Detroit Arrivals-September 29

GL Ostrander/Integrity arrived at Lafarge

St. Clair Arrivals-September 29

Indiana Harbor

Marysville Arrivals-September 29

Victory/James L Kuber arrived with coal from Sandusky for the power plant

Port Huron Passages-September 29

American Integrity, upbound to Two Harbors
Indiana Harbor, upbound
Herbert C Jackson, upbound to Meldrum Bay to load stone
Cason J Callaway, upbound to Presque Isle
Dara Desgagnes [tanker], downbound to Mississauga
John D Leitch, downbound to Toledo with stone from Bruce Mines

St. Mary's River Passages-September 28

Algorail, downbound to Hamilton from Duluth
CSL Niagara, downbound to Toledo
Buffalo, downbound from Silver Bay
H Lee White, upbound with stone from Rogers City
John B Aird, upbound to Marquette to load iron ore [uncommon trip]
Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41, upbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON to load slag
Roger Blough, upbound to Two Harbors

Straits of Mackinac Passages-September 28

Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41, eastbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON to load slag
American Mariner, eastbound to Duluth to load grain fro Buffalo
Wilfred Sykes, eastbound to Cedarville
Mesabi Miner, eastbound
Lee A Tregurtha, westbound

Marysville Arrivals-September 28

Manistee arrived with stone

St. Clair Arrivals-September 28

American Integirty

Detroit Arrivals-September 28

Sea Eagle 2/St. Mary's Cement 2 arrived on the Rouge River at the St. Mary's terminal
Cason J Callaway arrived on the east side of Zug Island. Her cargo being stone from Presque Isle

River Rouge Passages-September 28

Sea Eagle 2/St. Mary's Cement arrived at the St. Mary's terminal in Detroit

Port Huron Passages-September 28

Algolake, downbound
Algoma Montrealais, downbound to Montreal
Catherine Desgagnes, downbound to Toledo to load coal
Presque Isle/Presque Isle, downbound to Conneaut with iron ore
GL Ostrander/Integrity, downbound
Olive L Moore/Lewis J Kuber, upbound
Atlantic Huron, upbound to Gary [rareish trip]
Paul R Tregurtha, upbound to Superior
Manistee, upbound
Alpena,upbound to Alpena
Joseph H Thompson Jr./Joseph H Thompson, upbound to Cedarville
Sam Laud, upbound
Kaye E Barker, upbound to Duluth to load iron ore
American Integrity, downbound to St. Clair
Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder, upbound

Algoma Plans to Name Ship After Sault Ste. Marie, ON

Algoma Central Corp. plans to name one of their upcoming Equinox class vessels Algoma Sault, after Sault Ste. Marie, ON.

CSL Makes Plans to Repower Two Vessels at Sturgeon Bay

In early December, CSL will the CSL Niagara to be repowered with a MaK engine that is more fuel efficient and eco-friendly. She will be followed in mid-December by the Rt. Hon. Paul J Martin, being repowered in the same way.

Cedarville Arrivals-September 26

Great Republic

St. Mary's River Passages-September 26

Indiana Harbor, downbound to St. Clair
Whitefish Bay, downbound to Nanticoke with iron ore from Duluth
Tecumseh, downbound to Windsor with grain from Thunder Bay
Joyce L VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader, upbound to Superior
Thunder Bay, upbound to Thunder Bay [how ironic] to load grain
Saginaw, upbound
Walter J McCarthy Jr., upbound to Two Harbors
Baie Comeau, upbound to Duluth to load iron ore

St. Joseph Arrivals-September 26

GL Ostrander/Integrity arrived at Lafarge

Holland Arrivals-September 26

Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41 arrived with stone from Cedarville

Straits of Mackinac Passages-September 26

Manistee, eastbound to Drummond Island
Edgar B Speer, eastbound to Two Harbors
Mesabi Miner, westbound to Indiana Harbor with iron ore

St. Clair Arrivals-September 26

American Century

Rouge River Passages-September 26

Victorious/John J Carrick arrived in River Rouge with petro. prod. from Sarnia
H Lee White arrived on the south side of Zug Island, her cargo being iron ore

Detroit Arrivals-September 26

Olive L Moore/Lewis J Kuber
H Lee White arrived on the south side of Zug Island, her cargo being iron ore
Alpena arrived at Lafarge

Port Huron Passages-September 26

American Courage, downbound to Cleveland with iron ore
Algoeast [tanker], downbound to Nanticoke
Sam Laud, downbound to Cleveland with iron ore
Karl E Luedtke, downbound to Toledo
Algosteel, downbound to Buffalo with salt [uncommon trip]
Olive L Moore/Lewis J Kuber, downbound to Detroit
H Lee White, downbound to Zug Island with iron ore
Alpena, downbound to Detroit
Algosoo, downbound to Nanticoke with iron ore
Edenborg [salty], downbound to Montreal with grain
Algocanada [tanker], downbound to Nanticoke
Kaye E Barker, downbound to Dearborn with iron ore
Ken Boothe Sr./Lakes Contender, downbound to Zug Island with stone from Rogers City
Everlast/Norman McLeod, Vega Desgagnes, and salty tanker Rio Dauphin arrived in Sarnia
Chem Hydra ]salty tanker], downbound to Hamilton
Herbert C Jackson, downbound to Dearborn with iron ore from Marquette
Algoma Olympic, downbound to Quebec City with iron ore
Paul R Tregurtha, downbound to St. Clair
St. Clair, upbound

St. Mary's River Passages-September 25

Roger Blough, downbound to Conneaut
American Courage, downbound
Sam Laud, downbound to Cleveland with iron ore
American Sprit, downbound to Indiana Harbor with iron ore
Paul R Tregurtha, downbound to St. Clair
Kaye E Barker, downbound to Dearborn with iron ore
Hebert C Jackson, downbound to Dearborn with iron ore from Marquette

Brevort Arrivals-September 25

Defiance/Ashtabula

Strais of Mackinac Passages-September 25

Defiance/Ashtabula, westbound to Brevort

Rogers City Arrivals-September 25

Ken Boothe Sr./Lakes Contender
Arthur M Anderson

Alpena Arrivals-September 25

Kimberly Anne [tug]

Monroe Arrivals-September 25

James R Barker

Port Huron Passages-September 25

I got if work early for some reason tonight, so I'm able to report. This probably won't happen that often though.

Tufty [salty], downbound to Montreal with grain from Thunder Bay
CSL Laurentian, downbound to Port Colborne
Baie Comeau arrived at the Cargill Elevators in Sarnia
Peter R Cresswell, downbound to Quebec
Victory/James L Kuber, downbound to Erie
Dara Desgagnes [tanker], upbound to Thunder Bay
Vancouverborg [salty], upbound to Chicago
Mississagi, upbound

St. Mary's River Passages-September 21

Stewart J Cort, upbound to Superior to load iron ore
Edgar B Speer, upbound to Two Harbors to load iron ore
Edenborg [salty], upbound to Thunder Bay to load grain
CSL Laurentian, upbound to Thunder Bay
Roger Blough, upbound to Two Harbors
Federal Rideau [salty], downbound to Montreal

Straits of Mackinac Passages-September 21

Edwin H Gott, westbound to Gary with iron ore
Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41, westbound

Cedarville Arrivals-September 21

Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41

Port Huron Passages-September 21

Buffalo, downbound from Silver Bay with iron ore
American Integrity, downbound to Zug Island with iron ore
Lee A Tregurtha, downbound to Dearborn with iron ore
Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder
Presque Isle/Presque Isle, downbound to Conneaut with iron ore
Saginaw, downbound
Chem Hydra [salty tanker], upbound to Green Bay

Update

I am sorry I have been gone for a while. Work has been the major factor for me not being able to report for a time. But now that's over with and I can report every day except Wednesday, because of work purposes. I hope you continue to visit my blog and will bear with me. Thank you.

Marquette Arrivals-September 1

Michipicoten arrived to load iron ore for Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Herbert C Jackson arrived to load iron ore for Dearborn

St. Mary's River Passages-September 1

Solina [salty], downbound to Montreal
Paul R Tregurtha, downbound to St. Clair
Baie St. Paul, downbound from Superior
Presque Isle/Presque Isle, downbound to Zug Island with iron ore from Duluth
Anglian Lady, downbound to Burns Harbor
Hebert C Jackson, upbound to Marquette to load iron ore
Sam Laud, upbound to Silver Bay to load iron ore
Peter R Cresswell, upbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON to load slag
Michipicoten, downbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON with iron ore from Marquette
Roger Blough, upbound to Two Harbors to load iron ore

Grand Haven Arrivals-September 1

Cuyahoga arrived with stone

Escanaba Arrivals-September 1

Joseph L Block arrived to load iron ore

Rogers City Arrivals-September 1

Victory/James L Kuber

Straits of Mackinac Passages-September 1

Stewart J Cort, eastbound to Superior to load iron ore
Cuyahoga, westbound to Grand Haven with stone
Manitowoc, westbound to Green Bay

Saginaw River Passages-September 1

Olive L Moore/Lewis J Kuber arrived with stone for Bay City

Port Huron Passages-September 1

Michigan/Great Lakes, upbound to Green Bay
Unidentified Salty, upbound
H Lee White, upbound
Calumet, upbound to Green Bay
Tim S Dool, upbound to Superior to load grain or iron ore
Joseph H Thompson Jr./Joseph H Thompson, downbound to Conneaut
Radcliffe R Latimer, downbound to Sydney, NS
John D Leitch, downbound to Hamilton
Capt. Henry Jackman, downbound with stone from Presque Isle
Solina [salty], downbound to Montreal

St. Mary's River Passages-August 29

Cedarglen, downbound to Quebec with iron ore from Silver Bay
Cuyahoga, downbound to Sarnia with stone
Roger Blough, downbound to Gary with iron ore
Joseph L Block, downbound to Indiana Harbor with iron ore
American Century, downbound to St. Clair
Ojibway, downbound to Sorel with grain from Thunder Bay
Paul R Tregurtha, upbound to Superior to load coal
Baie St. Paul, upbound to Superior
Edgar B Speer, upbound to Duluth to load iron ore
Presque Isle/Presque Isle, upbound to Duluth to load iron ore
Arthur M Anderson, upbound to Duluth
Wilfred M Cohen [tug], upbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON

Muskegon Arrivals-August 29

Ken Boother Sr./Lakes Contender arrived with either coal or stone

Straits of Mackinac Passages-August 29

Burns Harbor, westbound to Escanaba to load iron ore [rare trip]
Roger Blough, westbound to Gary with iron ore
Algoway, eastbound to Goderich to load salt

Rogers City Arrivals-August 29

American Mariner

St. Clair Arrivals-August 29

Walter J McCarthy Jr.

Port Huron Passages-August 29

Algomarine, downbound to Clarkson
Manistee, downbound to Fairport
Algoma Olympic, downbound to Clarkson
Walter J McCarthy Jr., downbound to Monroe
Michipicoten, downbound to Detroit
Ebroborg [salty], downbound to Montreal
Peter R Cresswell, downbound to Windsor
Buffalo, downbound to Cleveland with iron ore
Algoma Enterprise, downbound
Pineglen, upbound to Thunder Bay to load grain
American Mariner, upbound to Rogers City
Great Republic, upbound to Presque Isle
Victory/James L Kuber, upbound
Capt. Henry Jackman, upbound to Presque Isle
Algosoo, upbound to Godercih to load salt

$100 Million Welland Canal Project Has Started

The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. has started a four-year, $100 million project to rebuild tie-up walls along the Welland Canal.

St. Mary's River Passages-August 25

Roger Blough, upbound to Superior to load iron ore [uncommon trip]
Kaye E Barker, upbound to Marquette to load iron ore
Algoma Spirit, upbound

Gladstone Arrivals-August 25

Algoway arrived with salt

Grand Haven Arrivals-August 25

Prentiss Brown/St. Mary's Conquest arrived at St. Mary's
Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41 arrived with stone for an unknown dock

Straits of Mackinac Passages-August 25

Mesabi Miner, westbound
Federal something [unknown salty], westbound
Algoway, westbound to Gladstone with salt

St. Ignace Arrivals-August 25

Erika Kobasic [tug]

Saginaw River Passages-August 25

Calumet arrived in Saginaw at an unknown dock with an unknown cargo

Monroe Arrivals-August 25

Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder arrived with an unknown cargo

Rouge River Passages-August 25

Herbert C Jackson arrived  at Severstal Steel in Dearborn with iron ore from Marquette

Port Huron Passages-August 25

I'm finally able to report again after twelve days of problems with my information source. Sorry for my absence. Anyways, let's get to the reporting!

Arthur M Anderson, upbound to Presque Isle
American Integrity, upbound
Algoma Olympic, upbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON
H Lee White, upbound
Victorious/John J Carrick and Everlast/Norman McLeod arrived in Sarnia
Cason J Callaway, downbound to Ashtabula
Intrepid Republic [salty tanker], downbound to Philadelphia
Victory/James L Kuber, downbound to Ashtabula
Algoma Navigator, downbound to Montreal
Cuyahoga, downbound

Richelieu Bound for Scrapyard

First of all, my source of information is still down. Who knows when It will be normal again. I not sure what to do if anything. So I figured I keep my blog going with some news.

The Richelieu departed lay-up in Montreal on Sunday, bound for Aliaga, Turkey for scrapping. She left under her own power. The Richelieu was built in 1981 and sailed for Canada Steamship Lines. This is the third ship to be scrapped this year, after the Algoma Provider and Phoenix Star. Her fleetmates Saguenay, Maplegeln, and Oakglen have been in lay-up since last year. Who knows what the future holds for them.

Update

I'm sorry, but my source of information for my reports is not functioning right. Once again, I'm sorry.

Update

My computer is okay, but I got swamped with work tonight. So tomorrow, that is when I will start again.

Update

I'm having problems with my computer, so I will not be able to report tonight. I will tell you the Algoma Sprit arrived to load iron ore in Escanaba.

Superior Midwest Energy Termimal May Be Effected By a Decison by Cleveland Cliffs

Cleveland-Cliffs decided to stop buying coal from a Michigan power plant. This decision may effect SMET, the main coal destination on the Great Lakes.  It is unclear why this would effect SMET.

St. Mary's River Passages-August 8

Joseph L Block, downbound to Indiana Harbor with iron ore from Duluth
American Courage, downbound to Toledo with iron ore from Silver Bay
American Century, upbound to Superior to load coal
Vikingbank [salty], downbound to Montreal with grain from Thunder Bay
Algoma Enterprise, upbound

Ludington Arrivals-August 8

Gregory J Busch [tug]

Straits of Mackinac Passages-August 8

Edgar B Speer, eastbound to Two Harbors to load iron ore
Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41, eastbound to Cedarville
Salarium, weatbound to Milwaukee with salt from Windsor [very rare trip]
GL Ostrander/Integrity, westbound to Milwaukee
USCG Biscane Bay, westbound
Wilfred Sykes, westbound from Cedarville
Algoma Spirit, westbound to Escanaba to load iron ore[very rare trip and passage]
Samuel De Champlain/Innovation, westbound to South Chicago

Rogers City Arrivals-August 8

Joseph H Thompson Jr./Joseph H Thompson
Great Republic

Saginaw River Passages-August 8

Mississagi arrived at the North Star dock in Essexville. Her cargo being salt from Goderich.

Rouge River Passages-August 8

CSL Niagara arrived on the east side of Zug Island. Her cargo was iron ore from Superior.

Detroit Arrivals-August 8

St. Clair arrived at Zug Island to unload iron ore from Silver Bay
CSL Niagara arrived on the south side of Zug Island. Her cargo was iron ore from Superior.

Port Huron Passages-August 8

Olive L Moore/Lewis J Kuber, upbound
Joyce L VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader, upbound to Presque Isle
Saginaw, upbound
Buffalo, upbound to Silver Bay to load iron ore
Manistee, upbound to Green Bay
Walter J McCarthy Jr., downbound to Monroe
Roger Blough, dowbound to Conneaut with iron ore from Two Harbors
Ken Boothe Sr./Lakes Contender, downbound to Toledo with iron ore from Marquette

Saginaw River End of the Month Report-July

This month, 9 different ships arrived on the Saginaw River, going to various docks. They were:
Olive L Moore/Lewis J Kuber
Defiance/Ashtabula
Zeus and Robert F Deegan
Algorail
Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder
Michipicoten
Calumet
American Century
Mary E Hannah

7 ships and 2 tugs made up the passages of the Saginaw River this month.

Ships from: Lower Lakes Transportation, Algoma Central Corp., Interlake Steamship Co., Lower Lakes Towing, and American Steamship Co. arrived.

This concludes my report. Please note that I may have missed a passage, as recording ships isn't the easiest thing, but I enjoy it.

Isle Royale Arrivals-August 7

A salty arrived at a unknown dock. I can't find her name. This is Isle Royal's first commercial arrival of the season.

Announcement

I'm sad to announce that I will no longer be able to make End of the Month Reports, as it is pretty hard and tedious to keep track of hundreds of vessels for the whole year, for multiple reports. I will continue my July ones, then I will be done. Obviously, I will still post regular reports and Great Lakes news.

Boatnerd Volunteers

Thought I would put the word out that the staff of Boatnerd.com is looking for volunteers to help with their website. If you're interested, go to Boatnerd.com, go to News Channel and scroll down until you see the headline "Volunteers Wanted for Boatnerd".

Marquette Arrivals-August 7

Michipicoten arrived to load iron ore for Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Ken Boothe Sr./Lakes Contender arrived to load iron ore

St. Mary's River Passages-August 7

Walter J McCarthy Jr., downbound to St. Clair
CSL Niagara, downbound to Detroit
Mesabi Miner, downbound to Indiana Harbor with iron ore from Duluth
Michipicoten, downbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON with iron ore from Marquette
Roger Blough, downbound to Conneaut with iron ore from Two Harbors
James R Barker, upbound to Superior to load coal
American Integrity, upbound to Two Harbors to load iron ore
Philip R Clarke, upbound to Duluth to load iron ore
Sam Laud, upbound to Silver Bay to load iron ore
Indiana Harbor, upbound to Superior to load coal

Straits of Mackinac Passages-August 7

Wilfred Sykes, eastbound to Cedarville
Atlantic Erie, westbound to South Chicago to load coal
Alpena, westbound to Green Bay
Presque Isle/Presque Isle, westbound to Gary with iron ore from Two Harbors
Defiance/Ashtabula, westbound to Burns Harbor

Presque Isle Arrivals-August 7

Kaye E Barker

Alpena Arrivals-August 7

GL Ostrander/Integrity

Marine City Arrivals-August 7

Olive L Moore/Lewis J Kuber

Trenton Arrivals-August 7

Manistee

Port Huron Passages-August 7

Kaye E Barker, upbound to Presque Isle
Salarium, upbound to Milwaukee with salt from Windsor [rare trip]
Margot [tug], upbound to Kewaunee
Mississagi, upbound to Goderich to load salt
Algoma Enterprise, upbound
Victory/James L Kuber, downbound with stone from Port Inland
Manistee, downbound to Trenton
Algosoo, downbound to Windsor
American Spirit, downbound with iron ore from Two Harbors
St. Clair, downbound to Detroitt with iro0n ore from Two Harbors
Paul R Tregurtha, downbound to St. Clair
Olive L Moore/Lewis J Kuber, downbound to Marine City with stone
H Lee White, downbound to Conneaut with iron ore from Two Harbors [uncommon trip]
American Mariner, downbound from Superior

Update

I know I haven't been posting End of the Month Reports lately, but I haven't had the time. However, will start it again tomorrow. Now for my regular reports.

St. Mary's River Passages-August 7

American Sprit, downbound with iron ore from Two Harbors
St. Clair, downbound to Zug Island with iron ore from Two Harbors
Algomarine, downbound from Duluth
H Lee White, downbound to Conneaut with iron ore from Two Harbors [uncommon trip]
American Mariner, downbound from Superior
Presque Isle/Presque Isle, downbound to Gary with iron ore from Two Harbors
Edwin H Gott, upbound to Two Harbors to load iron ore
American Courage, upbound
Cason J Callaway, upbound to Duluth to load iron ore
Whitefish Bay, upbound to Superior

Charlevoix Arrivals-August 6

Prentiss Brown/St. Mary's Conquest

Straits of Mackinac Passages-August 6

Victoriaborg [salty], westbound to Chicago

Alpena Arrivals-August 6

Alpena

Saginaw River Passages-August 6

Samuel De Champlain/Innovation arrived to unload at Lafarge in Essexville
Indiana Harbor arrived at Consumers Energy in Essexville with coal
Calumet arrived at the Saginaw Wirt dock in Saginaw with stone

Rouge River Passages-August 6

Kaye E Barker arrived in Dearborn with iron ore from Marquette

Detroit Arrivals-August 6

American Century arrived at Zug Island with iron ore from Duluth
St. Mary's Challenger arrived to unload at St. Mary's [very rare trip]

Port Huron Passages-August 6

Joseph H Thompson Jr./Joseph H Thompson, downbound to Fairport with stone from Rogers City
Kaye E Barker, downbound to Dearbron with iron ore from Marquette
Manitowoc, downbound to Detroit
Buffalo, downbound to Erie with stone from Cedarville
Kaministiqua, downbound to Quebec with coal from Superior
Joyce L VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader, downbound to Fairport with stone
Baie St. Paul, downbound to Quebec City with iron ore or coal from Superior
Algoma Olympic, downbound with salt from Goderich
James R Barker, upbound to Superior
Leonard M [tug], upbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Sam Laud, upbound
Algoway, upbound to Goderich to load salt
Kimberly Anne [tug], upbound
Everlast/Norman McLeod arrived in Sarnia
Margot [tug]. upbound to Kewaunee, WI

St. Mary's River Passages-August 6

Volgaborg [salty], downbound to Amsterdam with grain
Algowood, downbound to Quebec City with iron ore
Algoma Guardian, downbound to Sorel with grain
Edgar B Speer, downbound to Gary with iron ore from Two Harbors
Kaministiqua, downbound to Quebec with coal from Superior
Baie St. Paul, downbound to Quebec City with iron ore/coal from Superior
Roger Blough, upbound to Duluth to load iron ore
Hon. James L Oberstar, upbound to Superior

Cedarville Arrivals-August 6

Buffalo

Straits of Mackinac Passages-August 6

CCGS Samuel Risley, eastbound to Parry Sound
Edwin H Gott, eastbound to Two Harbors to load iron ore

Alpena Arrivals-August 6

Samuel De Champlain/Innovation

Saginaw River Passages-August 6

Defiance/Ashtabula arrived at Bay Aggregates in Bay city with stone

Rogers City Arrivals-August 5

Cason J Callaway
Calumet

St. Clair Arrivals-August 6

Indiana Harbor

Detroit Arrivals-August 6

Peter R Cresswell arrived on the Rouge River with cement clinker for St. Mary's

Rouge River Passages-August 5

Peter R Cresswell arrived at St. Mary's in Detroit with cement clinker

Monroe Arrivals-August 5

James R Barker

Port Huron Passages-August 5

Lee A Tregurtha, upbound
Calumet, upbound to Rogers City
American Courage, upbound
Algoma Montrealais, upbound to Duluth
Victoriaborg [salty], upbound to Chicago
Ken Boothe Sr./Lakes Contender, upbound to Marquette to load iron ore
Arthur M Anderson, upbound to Rogers City
Pineglen arrived in Sarnia
CSL Assiniboine, downbound
Algoway, downbound to Windsor to load salt
Thunder Bay, downbound to Quebec with coal from Superior
Capt. Henry Jackman, downbound
Indiana Harbor, downbound to St. Clair
St. Mary's Challenger, downbound to either Detroit or Cleveland [very rare trip. Last trip to the Lower Lakes was 2007.]
American Century, downbound to Zug Island with iron ore from Duluth

Marquette Arrivals-August 4

Kaye E Barker arrived at Shiras to unload stone from Cedarville

St. Mary's River Passages-August 4

Arthur M Anderson, downbound to Detroit
Herbert C Jackson, downbound to Dearborn with iron ore from Marquette
Indiana Harbor, downbound to St. Clair
H Lee White, upbound to Two Harbors to load iron ore
Joseph L Block, upbound to Duluth to load iron ore
Capt. Henry Jackman, downbound to Quebec
CSL Niagara, upbound to Thunder Bay to load grain

Manistee Arrivals-August 4

Manitowoc arrived with either salt or coal

Straits of Mackinac Passages-August 4

Joyce L VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader, eastbound to Meldrum Bay
Niagara [Tall Ship], westbound to Chicago
Pride of Baltimore 2 [Tall Ship], westbound to Chicago

Saginaw River Passages-August 4

Olive L Moore/Lewis J Kuber arrived in Saginaw, with a load for the Saginaw Wirt dock.

Detroit Arrivals-August 4

GL Ostrander/Integrity arrived at Lafarge

Port Huron Passages-August 4

Roger Blough, upbound to Duluth to load iron ore
Cason J Callaway, upbound to Rogers City
Buffalo, upbound to Cedarville
Wilf Seymour [tug], downbound from Goderich
GL Ostrander/Integrity, downbound to Detroit
Algosar [tanker], downbound to Sarnia
James R Barker, downbound to St. Clair
Arthur M Anderson, downbound to Zug Island with iron ore from Duluth
Herbert C Jackson, downbound to Dearborn with ion ore from Marquette

Presque Isle End of the Month Report-July

This month, 7 different ships arrived. They were:
Great Republic
Arthur M Anderson
Joyce L VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader
Algosteel
Olive L Moore/Lewis J Kuber
Joseph H Thompson Jr./Joseph H Thompson
Philip R Clarke

All seven ships that arrived were freighters

Ships from Great Lakes Fleet, VanEnkevort Tug and Barge, Algoma Central Corp., Lower Lakes Transportation, and Upper Lakes Towing made their way into Presque Isle.

This concludes my report for July. Please note that I may have missed an arrival, as recording ships isn't the easiest thing, but I enjoy it.

Drummond Island End of the Month Report-July

This month, 5 ships arrived. They were:
Olive L Moore/Lewis J Kuber
Manitowoc
American Courage
Saginaw
Robert S Pierson

Ships from Lower Lakes Transportation, American Steamship Co., and Lower Lakes Towing all arrived this month.

This concludes my report for July/ Please note that I may have missed a passages or arrival as recording ships isn't the easiest thing, but I enjoy it.

St. Mary's River End of the Month Report-July

This month, 71 different ships sailed the waters of the St. Mary's River. They were:
Mississagi
James R Barker
American Century
Alpena
Hon. James L Oberstar
Joseph L Block
Bill Maier
Michipicoten
Sam Laud
American Sprit
Zeus
Stewart J Cort
Algowood
Rt. Hon. James L Oberstar
Olive L Moore/Lewis J Kuber
American Integrity
Algoma Navigator
Algolake
Edgar B Speer
Presque Isle/Presque Isle
Algosea
Walter J McCarthy Jr.
Paul R Tregurtha
Algoma Montrelais
Burns Harbor
Lee A Tregurtha
Kaye E Barker
Mesabi Miner
Cason J Callaway
Arthur M Anderson
Herbert C Jackson
Indiana Harbor
St. Clair
CSL Laurentian
Buffalo
Saginaw
Roger Blough
American Courage
CSL Assiniboine
Vancouverborg
John B Aird
Tim S Dool
Joyce L VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader
Kaministiqua
USCG Alder
Tecumseh
Spartan and Spartan 2
Wendy Anne
Robert S Pierson
American Mariner
Federal Weser
Ojibway
Atlantic Erie
CSL Niagara
Cedarglen
H Lee White
Virginiaborg
Algoma Guardian
Algomarine
Algoma Discovery
Drawsko
Labrador
Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41
HHL Mississipi
CCGS Samuel Risley
CCGS Kelso
Whitefish Bay
BBC Scandinavia
Heloise

52 ships, 8 salties, 1 tanker, 1 tug, and 2 CCGS vessels passed this month.

Ships from BBC Chartering, Canada Steamship Lines, CCGS, Hansa Heavy Lift, Pere Marquette Shipping Co., Polish Steamship Co., Algoma Central Corp., Wagenborg Shipping, American Steamship Co., Lower Lakes Towing, Fednav, the USCG, VanEnkevort Tug and Barge, Great Lakes Fleet, Interlake Steamship Co., Lakes Shipping Co., Algoma Tankers, Lower Lakes Transportation, the US Army Corps of Engineers, Central Marine Logistics, and Inland Lakes Management traveled up and down the St. Mary's River.

This concludes my report for July. Please note I may have missed a passages, as recording ships isn't the easiest thing, but I enjoy it.

Marquette Arrivals-August 3

Michipicoten arrived to load iron ore for Sault Ste. Marie, ON

St. Mary's River Passages-August 3

American Mariner, upbound to Superior
Presque Isle/Presque Isle, upbound to Two Harbors to load iron ore
Paul R Tregurtha, upbound
Zeus [tug], upbound to Superior
American Spirit, upbound to Two Harbors to load iron ore
Algomarine, upbound to Duluth
Robert S Pierson, upbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON with coal
Kaye E Barker, upbound to Marquette to load iron ore
Walter J McCarthy Jr., upbound to Superior to load coal
Federal Shimanto [salty], upbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON to load slag
Mesabi Miner, upbound to Duluth to load iron ore
James R Barker, downbound to St. Clair
American Integrity, downbound to Indiana Harbor with iron ore from Two Harbors

Straits of Mackinac Passages-August 3

Anglian Lady [tug], westbound
Algoma Olympic, westbound to Green Bay [uncommon trip]
Federal Shimanto [salty], eastbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON  to load slag
Mesabi Miner, eastbound to Duluth to load iron ore

Alpena Arrivals-August

GL Ostrander/Integrity

Rouge River Passages-August 3

Lee A Tregurtha arribved in Dearborn with iron ore from Marquette

Port Huron Passages-August 3

Atlantic Erie, downbound to Toledo to load coal
Lee A Tregurtha, downbound to Dearborn with iron ore from Marquette
Ken Boothe Sr./Lakes Contender, downbound to Ashtabula with stone from Rogers City
Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder, upbound
Victory/James L Kuber, upbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON with coal from Sandusky

Charlevoix End of the Month Report-July

This month, 6 different ships arrived. They were:
St. Mary's Challenger
Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41
Prentiss Brown/St. Mary's Conquest
Robert S Pierson
Manitowoc
Defiance/Ashtabula

All 6 ships were freighters that arrived.

Ships from Port City Shipping, Pere Marquette Shipping Co., Lower Lakes Towing, and Lower Lakes Transportation arrived this month.

This concludes my report for July. Please note that I may have missed an arrival, as recording ships isn't the easiest thing, but I enjoy it.

Brevort End of the Month Report-July

This month, 4 vessels arrived to load sand. They were:
Saginaw
Manistee
Mississagi
Algosoo
All 4 ships were freighters that arrived.

Ships from Lower Lakes Towing. Lower Lakes Transportation, and Algoma Central Corp.

This concludes my report for July. Please note that I may have missed an arrival as recording ships isn't the easiest thing, but I enjoy it.

Grand Haven End of the Month Report-July

This month, 11 vessels arrived. They were:
Wilfred Sykes
USCG Mackinaw
USCG Katmai Bay
CGGS Samuel Risley
Mississagi
Defiance/Ashtabula
Samuel De Champlain/Innovation
GL Ostrander/Integrity
Algoway
Cuyahoga
Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41

8 freighters, 2 USCG vessels, and 1 CCGS vessel made their way into Grand Haven

Ships from Central Marine Logistics, the USCG, the CCGS, Lower Lakes Towing, Lafarge North America, Algoma Central Corp.,

CSL's Thunder Bay Sets out on Her Maiden Voyage

CSL's new Thunder Bay, a 740 ft. Trillium Class laker is currently making her way to Ojibway Salt in Windsor. It is not known what her destination will be after that. This is CSL's third of fourth Trillium Class laker.

Marquette Arrivals-August 2

Herbert C Jackson arrived to load iron ore
American Courage arrived at the Shiras dock with coal from Lake Erie

St. Mary's River Passages-August 2

Stewart J Cort, downbound to Burns Harbor with iron ore from Superior
Anglian Lady [tug], downbound
Edwin H Gott, downbound to Gary with iron ore from Two Harbors
Algowood, upbound to Superior
Brant[salty], upbound to Thunder Bay to load grain
Edgar B Speer, upbound to Two Harbors to load iron ore
Kaministiqua, upbound to Superior to load coal
Algoma Guardian, upbound to Thunder Bay to load grain

Rogers City Arrivals-August 2

Ken Boothe Sr./Lakes Contender

Manistee Arrivals-August 2

Algoway arrived with salt from Goderich

Holland Arrivals-August 2

Manitowoc arrive with coal from South Chicago

Port Inland Arrivals-August 2

Wilfred Sykes

Straits of Mackinac Passages-August 2

Calumet, westbound to South Chicago
Hon. James L Oberstar, westbound
Algomarine, westbound to Green Bay
Stephen M Asher, [tug], westbound to Green Bay
Algoway, westbound to Manistee with salt from Goderich
Undaunted.Pere Marquette 41, westbound to South Chicago with slag from Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Mississagi, westbound to Grand Haven
Stewart J Cort, westbound to Burns Harbor with iron ore from Superior

Rouge River Passages-August 2

H Lee White arrived on the west side of Zug Island with iron ore

Detroit Arrivals-August 2

H Lee White arrived on the west side of Zug Island with a load of iron ore
USCG Buckthorn

Port Huron Passages-August 2

CSL Laurentian, downbound to Quebec City
Cason J Callaway, downbound to Conneaut with iron ore from Duluth
Harbor Fashion arrived in Sarnia
Algosea [tanker], downbound to Sarnia
Lee A Tregurtha, downbound to Dearborn with iron ore from Marquette
Baie St. Paul, upbound
Zealand Juliana [salty], upbound to Duluth to load grain
Defiance/Ashtabula, upbound to Charlevoix with coal from Lake Erie
St. Clair, upbound
Vikingbank [salty], upbound to Thunder Bay to load grain
Paul R Tregurtha, upbound
Arthur M Anderson, upbound to Presque Isle
American Sprit, upbound to Two Harbors to load iron ore
Robert S Pierson, upbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON

Cheboygan End of the Month Report-July

This month, 4 ships arrived. They were:
Nancy Anne
Michigan/Great Lakes
Lac Manitoba
USCG Mackinaw

1 tanker, 2 tugs, and 1 USCG vessel arrived this month.

Ships from Chicago Marine Asset Management and the USCG arrived.

This concludes my report for July. Please note that I may have missed an arrival as recording ships isn't the easiest thing, but I enjoy it.

Straits of Mackinac End of the Month Report-July

This month, 51 ships passed by. They were:
Edgar B Speer
Great Republic
Samuel De Champlain/Innovation
Roger Blough
Hon. James L Oberstar
Joseph L Block
Burns Harbor
Lee A Tregurtha
H Lee White
Alpena
Federal Weser
Virginiaborg
Stewart J Cort
GL Ostrander/Integrity
Olive L Moore/Lewis J Kuber
Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41
Presque Isle/Presque Isle
Algoway
Voorneborg
Iryda
Michipicoten
Baie St. Paul
Arthur M Anderson
Mesabi Miner
Zeus
USCG Alder
Mississagi
Robert S Pierson
Great Lakes/Michigan
Herbert C Jackson
Joyce L VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader
Algoma Olympic
Algomarine
Sichem Melbourne
Joseph H Thompson Jr./Joseph H Thompson
American Integrity
Capt. Henry Jackman
American Courage
Atlantic Erie
Salarium
Sam Laud
Volgaborg
Mary E Hannah
USCG Mackinaw
CCGS Samuel Risley
Cuyahoga
Algoma Navigator
Federal Rhine
Manitowoc
TV Manatra

36 freighters, 3 salties, 1 salty tanker, 2 tugs, 1 USCG vessel, 1 CCGS vessel, and 1 military vessel all made there way under the Mackinac Bridge.

Ships from, the military, Lower Lakes Transportation, Fednav, Algoma Central Corp., Lower Lakes Towing, CCGS, USCG, MGM Marine, Wagenborg Shipping, American Steamship Co., Canada Steamship Lines, Upper Lakes Towing, VanEnkevort Tug and Barge, Interlake Steamship Co., Chicago Marine Asset Management, Great Lakes Fleet, Polish Steamship Co., Pere Marquette Shipping Co., Lafarge North America, Inland Lakes Management, Lakes Shipping Co., and Central Marine Logistics made themselves known.

This concludes my report for July. Please note that I may have missed a passages as recording ships isn't the easiest thing, but I enjoy it.

Roger City End of the Month Report-July

This month, 14 ships arrived in Rogers City They were:
Arthur M Anderson
Ken Boother Sr./Lakes Contender
Joseph H Thompson Jr./Joseph H Thompson
Buffalo
H Lee White
Victory/James L Kuber
Philip R Clarke
Great Republic
Cason J Callaway
Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder
Calumet
Cuyahoga
American Mariner
Herbert C Jackson
 All the ships that arrived were freighters.

Ships from Great Lakes Fleet, American Steamship Co., Upper Lakes Shipping, Lower Lakes Transportation, Interlake Steamship Co., and Lower Lakes Towing all made there way into Rogers City.

This concludes my report for July. Please note I may have missed an arrival, as recording ships isn't the easiest thing, but I enjoy it.

Beaver Island End of the Month Report-July

This month, 1 ships arrived. It was:
Wendy Anne

The one ship that arrived was a tug.

This concludes my report for July. Please note that I may have missed an arrival as recording ships isn't the easiest thing, but I enjoy it.

Munising Arrivals-August 1

American Courage arrived with coal

St. Mary's River Passages-August 1

Joyce L VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader, downbound to Indiana Harbor with iron ore from Marquette
Cason J Callaway, downbound to Conneaut with iron ore from Duluth
Algosea [tanker], downbound to Sarnia
Hon, James L Oberstar, downbound with iron ore from Two Harbors
American Integrity, upbound to Two Harbors to load iron ore
American Courage, upbound to Munising with coal
American Century, upbound to Duluth to load iron ore
Alpena, upbound to Superior
Michipicoten, downbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON with iron ore from Marquette
Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41, upbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON to load slag
Mississagi, upbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON with coal from Lake Erie
Indiana Harbor, upbound to Superior to load coal

Muskegon Arrivals-August 1

American Mariner arrived at the BC Cob Power Plant with coal from South Chicago

Straits of Mackinac Passages-August 1

Burns Harbor, westbound to Burns Harbor with iron ore from Superior
Joyce L VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader, westbound to Indiana Harbor with iron ore from Marquette

Saginaw River Passages-August 1

Olive L Moore/Lewis J Kuber arrived with stone for a dock in Saginaw

St. Clair Arrivals-August 1

Walter J McCarthy Jr.
Paul R Tregurtha

Monroe Arrivals-August 1

Victory/James L Kuber arrived with possibly coal from Toledo, Sandusky, or Ashtabula

Rouge River Passages-August 1

Robert S Pierson arrived in the Rouge Shortcut, destined for the North Side of Zug Island with an unknown cargo.

Detroit Arrivals-August 1

Robert S Pierson arrived in the Rouge Shortcut, destined for the north side of Zug Island. Her cargo is unknown
Arthur M Anderson arrived at the south side of Zug Island with iron ore from Two Harbors
St. Clair arrived at the south side of Zug Island with iron ore from Silver Bay

Port Huron Passages-August 1

Algowood, upbound
Calumet, upbound to South Chicago
Joseph H Thompson Jr./Joseph H Thompson, upbound to Presque Isle
Brant [salty], upbound to Thunder Bay to load grain
Ken Boothe Sr./Lakes Contender, upbound
Kaye E Barker, upbound to Cedarville
Federal Asahi [salty], dwonbound to Montreal with grain from Thunder Bay
Tim S Dool, downbound to Baie Comeau with grain from Thunder Bay
Arthur M Anderson, downbound to Zug Island with iron ore from Two Harbors
St. Clair, downbound to Zug Island with iron ore from Silver Bay
Walter J McCarthy Jr., downbound to Monroe
Buffalo, downbound to Cleveland with iron ore from Superior
Paul R Tregurtha, downbound to St. Clair
USCG Buckthorn, downbound

Detroit End of the Month Report-July

This month, 19 ships arrived. Those ships were:
Federal Weser
American Spirit
Samuel De Champlain/Innovation
Wilf Seymour
American Integrity
GL Ostrander/Integrity
USCG Mackinaw
CSL Niagara
Federal Seto
Herbert C Jackson
American Mariner
Radcliffe R Latimer
USCG Bristol
Peter R Cresswell
Lee A Tregurtha
St. Clair
Ken Boothe Sr./Lakes Contender
Indiana Harbor
Alpena

14 freighters, 2 salties, 1 tug and 2 USCG vessels arrived.

Ships from Fednav, American Stemaship Co., Lafarge North America, USCG, Canada Steamship Lines, Interlake Steamship Co., Algoma Central Corp., Lakes Hipping Co., and Inland Lakes Management made visits to Detroit

This concludes my report for July. Please note it is possible that I missed an arrival as recording ships isn't the easiest thing, but I enjoy it.

Rouge River End of the Month Report-July

This month, 10 ships traveled up and down the Rouge River. The ships that passed were:
Arthur M Anderson
Kaye E Barker
Herbert C Jackson
Lee A Tregurtha
Hon. James L Oberstar
Peter R Cresswell
Manitowoc
CSL Niagara
Victorious/John J Carrick
Algolake

All ships that passed this month were freighters.

Ships from Great Lakes Fleet, Lakes Shipping Co., Interlake Steamship Co., Algoma Central Corp., Lower Lakes Transportation, Canada Steamship Lines, and McAsphalt Marine

This concludes my report for July. Please note that I may have missed a passage as recording passages isn't the easiest thing, but I enjoy it.

Monroe End of the Month Report-July

This month, 8 different ships headed into Monroe. This is a major improvement from the past few months, as those moths only recorded 2 to 3 arrivals. Those ships are:
Paul R Tregurtha
Mesabi Miner
Walter J McCarthy Jr.
Rebecca Lynn
Everlast/Norman McLeod
Indiana Harbor
John Spence
James R Barker

5 freighters, 1 tanker and 2 tugs made there way into Monroe.

Ships from Interlake Steamship Co., American Steamship Co., Andrie Inc., McAsphalt Marine, and something arrived this month,

Tis concludes my report for July. Please note that I may have missed an arrival as recording ships isn't the easiest thing to do, but I do enjoy it.

Port Huron End of the Month Report-July

This month, 71 different ships passed Port Huron. Here are those ships.
Herbert C Jackson
Arthur M Anderson
H Lee White
American Courage
Anglian Lady
Manistee
Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder
Edwin H Gott
Joseph H Thompson Jr./Joseph H Thompson
Presque Isle/Presque Isle
Victory/James L Kuber
Algosea
Walter J McCarthy Jr.
Paul R Tregurtha
Wilfred M Cohen
John B Aird
James R Barker
Algosteel
Joyce L VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader
Algoma Navigator
Great Republic
Algoma Progress
Kurt R Luedtke
Karl E Luedtke
American Integrity
GL Ostrander/Integrity
Federal Weser
Kaye E Barker
Indiana Harbor
Mesabi Miner
Capt. Henry Jackman
Philip R Clarke
Cuyahoga
Lac Manitoba
Algosoo
American Spirit
Sam Laud
Rt. Hon. Paul J Martin
Tim S Dool
Ken Boothe Sr./Lakes Contender
Roger Bough
Algolake
Algoma Spirit
Baie St. Paul
Hon. James L Oberstar
Voorneborg
Robert S Pierson
CSL Laurentian
USCG Mackinaw
Samuel De Champlain/Innovation
Algoway
Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41
Kaministiqua
Atlantic Erie
Algoma Transport
CSL Niagara
Cason J Callaway
Cedarglen
HHL Mississipi
Sichem Melbourne
Algoma Guardian
Virginiaborg
Spartan and Spartan 2
Drawsko
CSL Assiniboine
Algoma Discovery
Olive L Moore/Lewis J Kuber
Algomarine
Whitefish Bay
Lee A Tregurtha
Vega Desgagnes
Leonard M
Eemsborg
Flevoborg

All in all, 56 freighters, 7 salties, 1 salty tanker, 2 tankers, 5 tugs and I USCG vessel made there way past Port Huron

Ships from Wagenborg Shipping, Purvis Marine, Desgagnes Tankers, Lakes Shipping Co, Canada Steamship Lines, Algoma Central Corp., Lower Lakes Transportation, Polish Steamship Co., Hansa Heavy Lift, Great Lakes Fleet, Lower Lakes Towing, Pere Marquette Shipping Co., Lafarge North America, USCG, Interlake Steamship Co., American Steamship Co., Federal Navigation, Luedtke Engineering, VanEnkevort Tug and Barge, Algoma Tankers, and Upper Lakes Towing made themselves known,

This concludes my report for July. Please note that I may have missed a passages or two, as recording all these vessels is not the easy thing, but I do enjoy it.

Update

I will now post four end of the month reports. I will continue to post them for the next few days.

Update

I will have my End of the Month Reports up tomorrow night before my regular passage and arrival posts.

Marquette Arrivals-July 31

James R Baker arrived at the Upper Harbor coal dock with a load from Superior

St. Mary's River Passages-July 31

Presque Isle/Presque Isle, downbound to Gary with iron ore from Two Harbors
Heloise [salty], downbound to Montreal with grain from Thunder Bay
Federal Asahi [salty], downbound to Montreal with grain from Thunder Bay
Paul R Tregurtha, downbound to St. Clair
Tim S Dool, downbound to Baie Comeau with grain from Thunder Bay
St. Clair, downbound to Zug Island with iron ore from Silver Bay
Buffalo, downbound to Cleveland with iron ore from Superior
Philip R Clarke, upbound to Duluth to load iron ore

Escanaba Arrivals-July 31

Joseph L Block arrived to load iron ore
Mesabi Miner arrived to load iron ore

Straits of Mackinac Passages-July 31

American Integrity, eastbound to Two Harbors to load iron ore
Volgaborg [salty], eastbound to Duluth to load grain
Manitowoc, westbound to Burns Harbor
Presque Isle/Presque Isle, westbound to Gary with iron ore from Two Harbors
T V Manatra [military], westbound

Detroit Arrivals-July 31

Indiana Harbor arrived at Zug Island with iron ore from Two Harbors

Port Huron Passages-July 31

BBC Scandinavia [salty], downbound to Montreal with grain from Duluth
American Spirit, downbound to Conneaut with iron ore from Two Harbors
Cuyahoga, downbound
Cedarglen, downbound to Quebec with iron ore from Silver Bay
Kaye E Barker, downbound with stone from Stoneport
Lee A Tregurtha, upbound to Marquette to load iron ore
Mississagi, upbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Algomarine, upbound from Windsor
Algosoo, upbound to Goderich to load salt
American Century, upbound to Duluth to load iron ore
Algoeast and Rebecca Lynn arrived in Sarnia
Capt. Henry Jackman, upbound to Superior

Update

Due to me being busy with work, I can't report tonight. But, I can still do end of the month reports, so all is good.

Grand Haven Arrivals-July 29

USCG Mackinaw arrived for the United States Coast Guard Festival
USCG Katami Bay arrived for the United States Coast Guard Festival
CCGS Samuel Risley arrived for the United States Coast Guard Festival

St. Mary's River Passages-July 29

Lee A Tregurtha, downbound to Burns Harbors with iron ore
Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder, downbound
Indiana Harbor, downbound to Zug Island with iron ore from Two Harbors
Cason J Callaway, upbound to Duluth to load iron ore
CSL Laurentian, upbound to Silver Bay to load iron ore
Sam Laud, upbound to Superior to load iron ore
Roger Blough, upbound to Two Harbors to load iron ore
Hon. James L Oberstar, upbound to Two Harbors to load iron ore

Port Inland Arrivals-July 29

Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41
Wilfred Sykes

Holland Arrivals-July 29

Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41 arrived with stone from Port Inland

Straits of Mackinac Passages-July 29

Lee A Tregurtha, westbound to Burns Harbor with iron ore
Alpena, westbound to Green Bay
Wilfred Sykes, westbound to Port Inland

Cedarville Arrivals-July 29

Joseph H Thompson Jr./Joseph H Thompson

Saginaw River Passages-July 29

Champion [tug] arrived at the Consumers Energy dock in Essexville with equipment for the plant

Rouge River Passages-July 29

Arthur M Anderson arrived at the Carmeuse dock with stone from Rogers City

Port Huron Passages-July 29

Arthur M Anderson, downbound to the Rouge River with stone from Rogers City
Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder, downbound
Robert S Pierson, downbound to Sarnia with stone from Drummond Island
Algosea [tanker], upbound to Thunder Bay with cargo from Sarnia
Algomarine, upbound to Goderich to load salt
Algonova arrived in Sarnia

Marquette Arrivals-July 28

Michipicoten arrived to load iron ore for Sault Ste. Marie, ON

Drummond Island Arrivals-July 28

Robert S Pierson

St. Mary's River Passages-July 28

American Integrity, downbound to Indiana Harbor with iron roe from Two Harbors
American Century, downbound to St. Clair
Michipicoten, downbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON with iron ore from Marquette
Walter J McCarthy Jr., upbound to Superior to load coal
Burns Harbor, upbound to Superior to load iron ore
Presque Isle/Presque Isle, upbound to Two Harbors to load iron ore
Great Republic, upbound to Two Harbors to load iron ore
Saginaw, upbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON with coal
St. Clair, upbound
Joyce L VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader, upbound to Marquette to load iron ore
James R Barker, upbound to Superior to load coal

Port Inland Arrivals-July 28

Wilfred Sykes

Charlevoix Arrivals-July 28

Defiance/Ashtabula arrived with coal from South Chicago
Prentiss Brown/St. Mary's Conquest

Gladstone Arrivals-July 28

Cuyahoga arrived with salt from Goderich

Escanaba Arrivals-July 28

Mesabi Miner arrived to load iron ore

Straits of Mackinac Passages-July 28

Joyce L VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader, eastbound to Marquette to load iron ore
Wilfred Sykes, eastbound with stone from Port Inland
H Lee White, westbound to Serpent Harbor
GL Ostrander/Integrity, eastbound to Alpena
American Mariner, westbound to Burns Harbor
USCG Mackinaw, westbound to Grand Haven
CCGS Samuel Risley, westbound to Grand Haven
Cuyahoga, westbound to Gladstone with slat from Goderich

Rogers City Arrivals-July 28

Ken Boothe Sr./Lakes Contender
Herbert C Jackson

Alpena Arrivals-July 28

Alpena

Saginaw River Passages-July 28

Mary E Hannah [tug] arrived in Essexville

Port Huron Passages-July 28

Kaye E Barker, downbound to Cleveland with iron ore from Superior
Whitefish Bay, downbound to Quebec with coal from Superior
James R Barker, upbound to Superior to load coal
Alpena, upbound to Alpena
CSL Laurentian, upbound to Silver Bay to load iron ore
Algoma Navigator, upbound to Goderich to load salt
Salarium, upbound with slat from Windsor

Ludington Arrivals-July 27

Mississagi arrived with stone from Marblehead
Zeus [tug] arrived to load petro. prod.

Munising Arrivals-July 27

Buffalo arrived with coal from a Lake Erie port

St. Mary's River Passages-July 27

Kaye E Barker, downbound to Cleveland with iron ore from Superior
Whitefish Bay, downbound to Quebec with coal from Superior
American Spirit, upbound to Duluth
Buffalo, upbound to Munising with coal
Edgar B Speer, upbound to Two Harbors with iron ore
Michipicoten, upbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON with iron ore from Escanaba
Algolake, upbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON with to load slag
Robert S Pierson, upbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON with coal from Sandusky
Tim S Dool, upbound to Thunder Bay to load grain
Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder, upbound

Rouge River Passages-July 27

Victorious/John J Carrick

Straits of Mackinac Passages-July 27

Mary E Hannah [tug], eastbound to Bay City
Mississagi, eastbound to Bruce Mines
Burns Harbor, eastbound to Superior to load iron ore
Philip R Clarke, westbound with stone from Presque Isle

Rogers City Arrivals-July 27

Joseph H Thompson Jr./Joseph H Thompson

Presque Isle Arrivals-July 27

Arthur M Anderson
Philip R Clarke

Detroit Arrivals-July 27

Herbert C Jackson arrived at Zug Island with coal from Sandusky
Lee A Tregurtha arrived at Zug Island with coal from Sandusky
St. Clair arrived at Zug Island with iron ore from Two Harbors
Ken Boothe Sr./Lakes Contender arrived with unknown cargo

Port Huron Passages-July 27

Joseph H Thompson Jr./Joseph H Thompson, downbound to Conneaut with stone from Rogers City
Ojibway, downbound to Sorel with grain from Thunder Bay
St. Clair, downbound to Zug Island with iron ore from Two Harbors
Algoma Navigator, downbound Windsor with stone from Meldrum Bay
Salarium, downbound to Windsor
James R Barker, downbound to St. Clair
Vega Desgagnes [tanker], downbound to Clarkson
Everlast/Norman McLeod arrived in Sarnia
Tim S Dool, upbound to Thunder Bay to load grain
Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder, upbound
Arthur M Anderson, upbound to Presque Isle
Mesabi Miner, upbound to Escanaba to load iron ore
Paul R Tregurtha, upbound to Superior to load coal
Saginaw, upbound to Drummond Island

Update

I couldn't post last night because I couldn't get to my blog.

St. Mary's River Passages-July 25

Cason J Callaway, downbound to Gary with iron ore
Baie St. Paul, downbound to Quebec with coal from Superior
Anglian Lady [tug], downbound
Mississagi, downbound to Ludington with stone from Bruce Mines
CCGS Kelso, downbound
St. Clair, downbound to Detroit with coal from Superior
American Integrity, upbound to Two Harbors to load iron ore

Grand Haven Arrivals-July 25

Defiance/Ashtabula arrived with stone from Port Inland. Her destination being the Verplanks dock.

Escanaba Arrivals-July 25

Lee A Tregurtha arrived to load iron ore
Michipicoten arrived to load iron ore
Hon. James L Oberstar arrived to load iron ore

Port Inland Arrivals-July 25

Defiance/Ashtabula
Sam Laud

Alpena Arrivals-July 25

Alpena

Straits of Mackinac Passages-July 25

Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41, westbound to South Chicago with slag from Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Michipicoten, westbound to Escanaba to load iron ore
Hon. James L Oberstar, westbound to Escanaba to load iron ore
Cason J Callaway, westbound to Gary with iron ore from Two Harbors
Volgaborg [salty], westbound to Milwaukee
Joseph H Thompson Jr./Joseph H Thompson, eastbound to Rogers City
Sam Laud, westbound to Port Inland

Rouge River Passages-July 25

Peter R Cresswell arrived at the St. Mary's dock in Detroit. Her cargo being cement clinker from Picton

Detroit Arrivals-July 25

American Spirit arrived at Zug Island with iron ore from Two Harbors
Peter R Cresswell arrived on the Rouge River with cement clinker form Picton, destined for the St. Mary's dock

St. Clair Arrivals-July 25

Walter J McCarthy Jr.

Port Huron Passages-July 25

Eemsborg [salty], upbound
Rt. Hon. Paul J Martin, upbound to Superior to load iron ore
Algocanada  arrived in Sarnia
Saginaw, downbound with stone from Drummond Island
HHL Mississipi [salty], downbound to Ghent
American Spirit, downbound to Zug Island with iron ore from Two Harbors
Walter J McCarthy Jr., downbound to St. Clair
Algoeast arrived in Sarnia
Mesabi Miner, downbound to Toledo with iron ore from Two Harbors
Flevoborg [salty], downbound to Warrenpoint
Algosoo, downbound with sand from Brevort
Manistee, downbound to Fairport
Roger Blough, downbound to Conneaut with iron ore from Two Harbors
Paul R Tregurtha, downbound to St. Clair
Herbert C Jackson, downbound to Dearborn with iron ore from Escanaba

St. Mary's River Passages-July 24

Joyce L VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader, downbound to Gary with iron ore from Duluth
Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41, downbound to South Chicago with slag from Sault Ste. Marie, ON
HHL Mississipi, downbound to Ghent
Burns Harbor, downbound to Burns Harbor with iron ore from Superior
Mesabi Miner, downbound to Toledo with iron ore from Two Harbors
Joseph L Block, upbound to Duluth with stone from Port Inland
Kaye E Barker, upbound to Duluth to load iron ore
Edwin H Gott, upbound to Two Harbors to load iron ore
CCGS Samuel Risley, upbound

Ludington Arrivals-July 24

Spartan [tug] and Spartan 2 [barge]

Gladstone Arrivals-July 24

Mississagi arrived with stone

Escanaba Arrivals-July 24

Herbert C Jackson arrived to load iron ore [uncommon trip]

Straits of Mackinac Passages-July 24

Spartan [tug] and Spartan 2 [barge], westbound to Ludington to load petro. prod.
H Lee White, westbound to Gary with iron ore
Stewart J Cort, westbound to Sturgeon Bay
Salarium, westbound to South Chicago with salt from Windsor [uncommon trip]
Herbert C Jackson, westbound to Escanaba to load iron ore [uncommon trip]
Mississagi, westbound to Gladstone with stone
Michigan/Great Lakes, westbound to Green Bay
Lee A Tregrurtha, westbound to Escanaba to load iron ore

Saginaw River Passages-July 24

Olive L Moore/Lewis J Kuber arrived with stone for an unknown dock in Saginaw

Detroit Arrivals-July 24

Radcliffe R Latimer arrived to load petroleum coke
USCG Bristol Bay

Monroe Arrivals-July 24

Indiana Harbor

Port Huron Passages-July 24

Lee A Tregurtha, upbound to Escanaba to load iron ore
Vega Desgagnes [tanker], upbound to Thunder Bay with petro. prod. from Sarnia
Leonard M [tug], upbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Kaministiqua, downbound to Quebec City with coal from Superior
Algomarine, downbound to Bowmanville with salt form Goderich
Capt. Henry Jackman, downbound to Sarnia to load grain

Tall Ship Unicron Anchored

The Tall Ship Unicorn went to anchor in Thunder Bay near Alpena for unknown reasons.

CSL's New Vessel on Maiden Voyage

CSL's new vessel, the Whitefish Bay, have just passed Port Huron, her destination not known. More information when it comes available. This is CSL's second new Trillium Class vessel.

St. Mary's River Passages-July 23

Hon. James L Oberstar, downbound to Indiana Harbor with iron ore from Superior
H Lee White, downbound to Gary with iron ore
CSL Niagara, upbound to Silver Bay [unusual trip]
James R Barker, upbound to Superior
Ojibway, upbound to Thunder Bay to load grain
Edgar B Speer, upbound
Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41, upbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON to load slag

Straits of Mackinac Passages-July 23

Edgar B Speer, eastbound
Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41, eastbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON to load slag
Hon. James L Oberstar, westbound to Indiana Harbor with iron ore from Superior
Joseph H Thompson Jr./Joseph H Thompson, westbound with stone from Presque Isle

Alpena Arrivals-July 23

Unicorn [Tall Ship]
Alpena

St. Clair Arrivals-July 23

Indiana Harbor

Port Huron Passages-July 23

Herbert C Jackson, upbound to Marquette with coal from Sandusky
Whitefish Bay, upbound [maiden voyage on the Great Lakes]
Manitowoc, upbound
Lee A Tregurtha, downbound to Dearborn with iron ore from somewhere
Algoma Progress, downbound
Indiana Harbor, downbound to St. Clair

Samuel De Champlain/Innovation Set for Repairs

The tug Samuel De Champlain and her barge Innovation have entered temporary lay-up at the Mart dock in Muskegon. The tug is believed to have steering issues and the crew is not sure when they'll be back out on the Lakes.

Midway Through the Shipping Season...

We've reached the midway point of the shipping season and there are a lot of facts to be shared. Many ships haven't sailed this season. The majority of iron ore shipments have come from Two Harbors and Silver Bay so far. The majority of coal shipments have come from Superior and Sandusky. The majority of stone shipments have come from Port Inland, Rogers City, Presque Isle, and Marblehead. The majority of grain shipments have come from Thunder Bay. The majority of salt shipments have come from Goderich and Windsor.The majority of sand shipments have come from, of course, Brevort. All cement shipments have come from Charlevoix and Alpena.
According to my statistics and observations, Great Lakes Fleet has carried the most iron ore, American Steamship Company has carried the most coal, Lower Lakes Towing and Transportation have tied for carrying the most stone, Algoma Central Corporation has carried the most grain as the they have carried the most salt. Lower Lakes Towing has carried the most sand. Lafarge North America is tied with Port City Shipping for carrying the most cement. And odd spot loads of slag and fly ash have been loaded onto salties, Algoma Central Corporation vessels, and the Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41. Algoma Tankers has carried the most petroleum products.
A number of salties have visited the Great Lakes, carrying windmill parts, yachts, grain, coal, steel, slag, steel coils and various odd spot cargoes. Salty tankers have carried fair amounts of petroleum products.
Well that's my mid-season report and look out for my end of the season report in January. Thank tyou for visiting my blog and taking time to read my posts.
Sincerely,
Jake Hill

Tall Ships Set Sail for Duluth

Earlier this morning, the Tall Ships set sail for Duluth. As of 7:30 PM, the Pride of Baltimore 2 was a few miles northwest of the Keewenaw Peninsula. Behind her, the Denis Sullivan was entering the Keewenaw Waterway. And a few hours behind both of them, the flagship, Niagara, was just past Whitefish Point. The Tall Ships are expected to arrive through early tomorrow morning throughout the entire day and into the night. After this visit, they will head to Green Bay, then Chicago, and then back to their homeports.

Defiance/Ashtabula on Their Way to Green Bay for the First Time.

At about 5:40 PM, the tug Defiance and her barge Ashtabula passed under the Mackinac Bridge, en route to Green Bay, Wisconsin, their cargo being coal from a Lake Erie port.

Update

I've decided to enhance this blog by reporting news from around the Great Lakes. Expect those reports at any time of day. I hope you enjoy this. Obviously, I'll still report vessel passages and arrivals.

Keewenaw Waterway Passages-July 22

Denis Sullivan [Tall Ship] entered, headed for Duluth.

Port Huron Arrivals-July 22

USCG Bristol Bay arrived at the Seaway Terminal

Charlevoix Arrivals-July 22

Prentiss Brown/St. Mary's Conquest

Drummond Island Arrivals-July 22

Saginaw

St. Mary's River Passages-July 22

Algoma Progress, downbound to Quebec City with iron ore from Superior
Indiana Harbor, downbound to St. Clair
Paul R Tregurtha, upbound to Superior
Pride of Baltimore 2 [Tall Ship], upbound to Duluth
Baie St. Paul, upbound to Superior to load iron ore
Arthur M Anderson, upbound to Duluth with stone
American Courage, upbound to Superior with stone from Drummond Island
Roger Blough, upbound to Two Harbor to load iron ore
Denis Sullivan [Tall Ship], upbound to Duluth
CCGS Samuel Risley, upbound to Battle Island
Saginaw, upbound with stone from Drummond Island
Niagara [Tall Ship], upbound to Duluth

Port Inland Arrivals-July 22

Joseph L Block

Straits of Mackinac Passages-July 22

American Century, westbound to Indiana Harbor with iron ore from Two Harbors
Atlantic Huron, westbound to South Chicago to load coal
Defiance/Ashtabula, westbound to Green Bay with coal

Presque Isle Arrivals-July 22

Joseph H Thompson Jr./Joseph H Thompson

Detroit Arrivals-July 22

Herbert C Jackson arrived on the west side of Zug Island with iron ore from Marquette
American Mariner arrived at Zug Island with coal from Toledo

Rouge River Passages-July 22

Herbert C Jackson arrived on the west side of Zug Island with iron ore from Marquette

Monroe Arrivals-July 22

James R Barker

Port Huron Passages-July 22

 Buffalo, downbound to Cleveland with iron ore
Herbert C Jackson, downbound to Zug Island with iron ore from Marquette
Joseph H Thompson Jr./Joseph H Thompson, upbound to Presque Isle
Anglian Lady, upbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Ojibway, upbound
Algomarine, upbound to Goderich to load salt

A Slow Shipping Season Combined With Less Cargo Amounts Equals Many Ships in Lay-up

Since the beginning of the shipping season, some ships never departed lay-up and some have entered lay-up. Other remain in long term lay-up. Both Canadians and American ships are in lay-up and cargo amounts have dropped including iron ore, coal, stone and grain. Ships currently in lay-up include the following:
Phoenix Sun-In lay-up since December in Sorel
Birchglen-Short term lay-up in Montreal
Spruceglen-Short term lay-up in Montreal
Saguenay-In lay-up since December 2012 in Montreal
Richelieu- In lay-up since December 2012 in Montreal
Mapleglen-In lay-up since December 2012 in Montreal
Oakglen-In lay-up since January 2013 in Montreal
Atlantic Superior-Laid-up in Montreal. May be sold for scrap.
Algoma Quebecois-In lay-up since December 2012 in Hamilton
Adam E Cornelius- Remains in long term lay-up in Toledo
American Valor-Remains in long term lay-up in Toledo
American Fortitude-Remains in long term lay-up in Toledo
Tecumseh-Short term lay-up in Windsor
Manitoba-Short term lay-up in Sarnia
CSL Tadoussac-Short term lay-up in Sarnia
Frontenac-Short term lay-up in Sarnia
Algorail-Short term lay-up in Sarnia
Algoma Transfer-In lay-up since December 2011 in Goderich
Algosteel-Short term lay-up in Owen Sound
Cleveland and Cleveland Rocks-In lay-up since December in Muskegon
John Sherwin-Remains in long term lay-up in DeTour
American Victory-Remains in long term lay-up in Superior
Edward L Ryerson-Remains in long term lay-up in Superior
John G Munson-In lay-up since January 2013 in Superior
John J Boland-In lay-up since January 2013in Superior
Algoma Provider and Phoenix Star scrapped.
So there you have it. I will update this blog if any ships enter or come out of lay-up. Hopefully I won't have to do this, but if any other lakers get scrapped, I will post that information as soon as possible.

Drummond Island Arrivals-July 21

American Courage

St. Mary's River Passages-July 21

Capt. Henry Jackman, upbound to Thunder Bay
American Spirit, upbound to Two Harbors to load iron ore
Joyce L VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader, upbound to Duluth
Mesabi Miner, upbound to Two Harbors to load iron ore
Burns Harbor, upbound to Superior to load iron ore
Cason J Callaway, upbound to Duluth to load iron ore
St. Clair, upbound to Two Harbors to load iron ore
Michipicoten, upbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON
American Courage, upbound to Drummond Island
American Century, downbound to Indiana Harbor with iron ore from Two Harbors

Straits of Mackinac Passages-July 21

Burns Harbor, eastbound to Superior to load iron ore

Presque Isle Arrivals-July 21

Olive L Moore/Lewis J Kuber

Rogers City Arrivals-July 21

Calumet

St. Clair Arrivals-July 21

James R Barker

Port Huron Passages-July 21

Calumet, downbound to Toledo with stone from Rogers City
Sam Laud, downbound to Toledo with iron ore
American Mariner, downbound to Toledo with iron ore
Kaye E Barker, downbound to Dearborn with iron ore from Marquette
James R Barker, downbound to St. Clair with coal from Superior
Esta Desgagnes and Victorious/John J Carrick arrived in Sarnia
Olive L Moore/Lewis J Kuber, downbound with stone from Presque Isle
Victory/James L Kuber, upbound to Rogers City

Update

I have just found out that it was not a problem with my computer, but a power outage that put out my Internet. I should have it fixed by tonight, nut if not, most likely tomorrow.

Update

I'm having problems with my computer and can barely create this post. So I Can't report, but judging by the posts last night, I doubt any first of the month passages will appear.

Point Mouilee Arrivals-July 19

Wendy Anne [tug]

St. Mary's River Passages-July 19

American Integrity, upbound to Two Harbors to load iron ore
Algoma Progress, upbound to Superior to load iron ore
Alpena, upbound to Superior
Labrador [salty], upbound to Thunder Bay to load grain
John B Aird, upbound to Superior to load iron ore
Hon. James L Oberstar, upbound to Superior to load iron ore
Michipicoten, upbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON with iron ore from Escanaba
Indiana Harbor, upbound
Algoma Guardian, downbound to Quebec City with iron ore from Silver Bay [pretty uncommon trip]

Muskegon Arrivals-July 19

Joyce L VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader arrived with stone from Presque Isle

Detroit Arrivals-July 19

Federal Seto [salty]

Port Huron Passages-July 19

Indiana Harbor, upbound
Kaministiqua, upbound to Superior to load coal
Walter J McCarthy Jr. arrived in Sarnia to fuel
GL Ostrander/Integrity, downbound to Toledo
Algoma Discovery, downbound to Three Rivers with grain from Thunder Bay
Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder, downbound
Cuyahoga, downbound to Sarnia with stone from Rogers City
American Mariner, downbound with stone from Rogers City

Marquette Arrivals-July 18

Denis Sullivan
Peacemaker

St. Mary's River Passages-July 18

Walter J McCarthy Jr., downbound to St. Clair
Arthur M Anderson, downbound to Gary with iron ore from Two Harbors
Algoma Discovery, downbound to Three Rivers with grain from Thunder Bay
Roger Blough, downbound to Conneaut with iron ore from Two Harbors
CSL Laurentian, downbound from Thunder Bay
Algoma Montrealais, upbound to Thunder Bay to load grain
Algoma Transport, upbound to Superior to load iron ore
American Century, upbound
Buffalo, upbound to Silver Bay to load iron ore
Saginaw, upbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON with coal
Kaye E Barker, upbound
CSL Assiniboine, upbound to Superior
Drawsko, upbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON to load slag

Escanaba Arrivals-July 18

Michipicoten arrived to load iron ore [very rare trip, as she usually loads iron ore in Marquette]

Drummond Island Arrivals-July 18

American Courage

Straits of Mackinac Passages-July 18

American Integrity, eastbound to Two Harbors to load iron ore
Cason J Callaway, westbound to Gary with iron ore from Duluth
Joyce L VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader, westbound to Muskegon with stone from Presque Isle
Burns Harbor, westbound to Burns Harbor with iron ore from Superior
Michipicoten, westbound to Escanaba to load iron ore [pretty rare trip]
American Courage, westbound to Buffington with stone from Drummond Island [uncommon trip]
Arthur M Anderson, westbound

Rogers City Arrivals-July 18

Victory/James L Kuber
Cuyahoga
American Mariner
Great Republic

Saginaw River Passages-July 18

Olive L Moore/Lewis J Kuber arrived at Bay Aggregates in Bay City. They carried a load of stone from Port Inland.

St. Clair Arrivals-July 18

Indiana Harbor

Detroit Arrivals-July 18

American Sprit arrived to unload iron ore at Zug Island

Port Huron Passages-July 18

Drawsko [salty], upbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON to load slag
Great Republic, upbound to Rogers City
Algoma Progress, upbound to Superior to load iron ore
John B Aird, upbound
Everlast/Norman McLeod arrived in Sarnia
Algoma Olympic, downbound
Federal Weser [salty], downbound to Montreal with grain from Lake Superior
American Spirit, downbound to Zug Island with iron ore from Two Harbors
Indiana Harbor, downbound to St. Clair
H Lee White, downbound to Zug Island with iron ore from Two Harbors
Walter J McCarthy Jr., downbound to St. Clair

St. Mary's River Passages-July 17

Sam Laud, downbound to Cleveland with iron ore
Anglian Lady [tug], downbound to Hamilton
Olive L Moore/Lewis J Kuber, downbound to the Saginaw River with stone from Drummond Island
Federal Weser [salty], downbound to Montreal with grain
Cason J Callaway, downbound to Gary with iron ore from Duluth
Michipicoten, downbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON with iron ore from Marquette
H Lee White, downbound to Zug Island with iron ore from Two Harbors
Walter J McCarthy Jr., downbound to St. Clair
American Century, downbound to Essexville
Burns Harbor, downbound to Burns Harbor with iron ore from Superior
St. Clair, downbound to Cleveland with iron ore from Silver Bay
Algomarine, upbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON to load slag
Denis Sullivan [tall ship], upbound to Marquette
Pride of Baltimore 2 tall ship], upbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Niagara[tall ship], upbound
Lynx[tall ship], upbound
Sorlandet [tall ship], upbound

Drummond Island Arrivals-July 17

Olive L Moore/Lewis J Kuber

Charlevoix Arrivals-July 17

St. Mary's Challenger
Manitowoc arrived with coal for St. Mary's

Escanaba Arrivals-July 17

Mesabi Miner

Port Inland Arrivals-July 17

Wilfred Sykes
Joyce L VanEnkevort

Straits of Mackinac Passages-July 17

Olive L Moore/Lewis J Kuber, eastbound to Drummond Island to load stone
GL Ostrander/Integrity, eastbound to Alpena
Capt. Henry Jackman, westbound to Burns Harbor with iron ore
Edgar B Speer, westbound to Gary with iron ore from Two Harbors

Rogers City Arrivals-July 17

Calumet
Cuyahoga

Saginaw River Passages-July 17

American Century arrived at Consumers Energy in Essexville with coal from Superior

Port Huron Passages-July 17

Joseph H Thompson Jr./Joseph H Thompson, downbound to Ashtabula with stone from Port Inland
Drawsko [salty], downbound to Windsor
CSL Niagara, downbound to Detroit with iron ore from Superior
Herbert C Jackson, downbound to Dearborn with iron ore from Marquette
CSL Assiniboine, downbound to Windsor
Philip R Clarke, downbound to Conneaut with iron ore from Duluth
Cuyahoga, upbound
Algoma Montrealais, upbound to Thunder Bay to load grain
Kaye E Barker, upbound to Meldrum Bay to load stone
Mississagi, upbound
Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder, upbound

Saginaw River Passages-July 16

I forgot to post this yesterday, but it's important.
Michipicoten arrived with stone for Bay Aggregates in Bay City
Calumet arrived with coal for the GM dock in Saginaw

Marquette Arrivals-July 16

James R Barker arrived at the coal dock [I forget what its called right now] with coal from Superior

St. Mary's River Passages-July 16

Philip R Clarke, downbound to Conneaut with iron ore from Duluth
Algoma Guardian, upbound to Silver Bay to load iron ore [rare trip]
CSL Laurentian, upbound to Thunder Bay
Victory/James L Kuber, upbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON with coal
Paul R Tregurtha, upbound to Superior to load coal

Escanaba Arrivals-July 16

Joseph L Block arrived to unload stone

Straits of Mackinac Passages-July 16

American Integrity, westbound to Indiana Harbor with iron ore from Two Harbors
Alpena, westbound to Green Bay

Cheboygan Arrivals-July 16

USCG Mackinaw arrived at her dock

Alpena Arrivals-July 16

Defiance/Ashtabula arrived with stone from Port Inland

Rouge River Passages-July 16

Kaye E Barker arrived at Severstal Steel in Dearborn with iron ore from Marquette

Port Huron Passages-July 16

Virginiaborg [salty], downbound to Montreal with grain
Atlantic Erie, downbound from Superior
Algoway, downbound to Toledo with salt from Goderich
Algowood, downbound to Toledo with salt from Goderich
Cedarglen, downbound to Quebec with iron ore from Marquette
Spartan [tug] and Spartan 2 [barge], downbound to Oshawa with petro. prod. from Ludington
Kaye E Barker, downbound to Dearborn with iron ore from Marquette
Great Republic, downbound to Lorain
Algosteel, upbound
Manitowoc, upbound to Charlevoix

St. Mary's River Passages-July 15

Michipicoten, downbound to Bay City with stone [rare trip]
American Century, downbound to St. Clair with coal
Cedarglen, downbound to Quebec with iron ore from Marquette
Virginiaborg [salty], downbound to Montreal with grain
Atlantic Erie, downbound from Superior
American Integrity, downbound to Indiana Harbor with iron ore from Two Harbors
Kaye E Barker, downbound to Dearborn with iron ore from Superior
Hon. James L Oberstar, downbound to Cleveland with iron ore from Silver Bay
Stewart J Cort, upbound to Superior to load iron ore for Burns Harbor
Algoma Discovery, upbound to Thunder Bay to load grain
Roger Blough, upbound to Two Harbors to load iron ore

Port Inland Arrivals-July 15

Joseph H Thompson Kr./Joseph H Thompson

Brevort Arrivals-July 15

Mississagi

Straits of Mackinac Passages-July 15

Spartan [tug] and Spartan 2[barge], eastbound
Lee A Tregurtha, eastbound
Sichem Melbourne [salty tanker], westbound to Green Bay
Joseph H Thompson Jr./Joseph H Thompson, westbound to Port Inland
Mississagi, westbound to Brevort
Edwin H Gott, westbound to Gary with iron ore from Two Harbors

Presque Isle Arrivals-July 15

Algosteel loaded for Windsor

Rouge River Passages-July 15

Manitowoc arrived with stone for an unknown dock

Monroe Arrivals-July 15

Paul R Tregurtha
John Spence [tug] arrived with a barge full of equipment for the Detroit-Edison Power Plant

Port Huron Passages-July 15

Algoma Guardian, upbound to Silver Bay to load iron ore [rare trip]
Calumet, upbound to Saginaw with coal
Peter R Cresswell, upbound to Bruce Mines to load stone
CSL Laurentian, upbound to Thunder Bay
Victory/James L Kuber, upbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON with coal
American Mariner, downbound  with stone from Rogers City
Rt. Hon. Paul J Martin, downbound with stone from Meldrum Bay
Buffalo, downbound to Cleveland with iron ore from Superior
Algosteel, downbound to Windsor with stone from Presque Isle

Presque Isle Arrivals-July 14

Joyce L VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader

Marquette Arrivals-July 14

Cedarglen arrived to load iron ore [rare trip]
Herbert C Jackson arrived to load iron ore

St. Mary's River Passages-July 14

Buffalo, downbound to Cleveland with iron ore from Superior
Algoma Olympic, upbound to Superior to load iron ore
Edgar B Speer, upbound to Two Harbors to load iron ore
Michipicoten, downbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON with iron ore from Marquette
Walter J McCarthy Jr., upbound to Superior to load coal
Presque Isle/Presque Isle, upbound to Duluth to load iron ore
H Lee White, upbound to Two Harbors to load iron ore

Escanaba Arrivals-July 14

Mesabi Miner arrived to load iron ore

Port Inland Arrivals-July 14

Olive L Moore/Lewis J Kuber

Straits of Mackinac Passages-July 14

Joseph L Block, westbound to Indiana Harbor with iron ore from Duluth
Algomarine, eastbound to Serpent Harbor
Joyce L VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader, westbound from Presque Isle

Rogers City Arrivals-July 14

Ken Boothe Sr./Lakes Contender
Arthur M Anderson

St. Clair Arrivals-July 14

Paul R Tregurtha

Port Huron Passages-July 14

HHL Mississipi [salty], upbound to Duluth to load grain
Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41, upbound to Charlevoix with stone from Marblehead
Mississagi, upbound
Algosea arrived in Sarnia
Sichem Melbourne [salty tanker], upbound to Green Bay
Joseph H Thompson Jr./Joseph H Thompson, upbound
Algoma Progress, downbound to Hamilton with iron ore from Superior
Ojibway, downbound to Sorel with grain from Thunder Bay
Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder, downbound
Paul R Tregurtha, downbound to St. Clair
Tim S Dool, downbound to Port Cartier with grain from Duluth
Manitowoc, downbound to Cleveland with stone from Drummond Island

Marquette Arrivals-July 13

Michipicoten arrived to load iron ore for Sault Ste. Marie, ON

Alpena Arrivals-July 13

GL Ostrander/Integrity

St. Mary's River Passages-July 13

Algoma Progress, downbound to Hamilton with iron ore
Paul R Tregurtha, downbound to St. Clair
Ojibway, downbound with grain from Thunder Bay
Joseph L Block, downbound to Indiana Harbor with iron ore from Duluth
Tim S Dool, downbound to Port Cartier with grain from Duluth
Philip R Clarke, upbound to Duluth
CSL Niagara, upbound with stone from Meldrum Bay [pretty uncommon cargo]
Cedarglen, upbound to Marquette to load iron ore [rare trip]
Cason J Callaway, upbound to Duluth
Herbert C Jackson, upbound to Marquette with stone from Port Inland
Manitowoc, upbound to Drummond Island to load stone

Muskegon Arrivals-July 13

Olive L Moore/Lewis J Kuber arrived to unload stone from Port Inland. It's not known what docked she unloaded at.

Charlevoix Arrivals-July 13

Prentiss Brown/St. Mary's Conquest

Escanaba Arrivals-July 13

Lee A Tregurtha arrived to load iron ore for Indiana Harbor

Port Inland Arrivals-July 13

Wilfred Sykes

Straits of Mackinac Passages-July 13

Herbert C Jackson, eastbound to Marquette with stone from Port Inland
H Lee White, eastbound to Serpent Harbor
Joyce L VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader, eastbound to Presque Isle

Trenton Arrivals-July 13

Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41

Rouge River Passages-July 13

Arthur M Anderson arrived with stone from Presque Isle, destined for the Carmeuse dock

Port Huron Passages-July 13

Algoma Montrealais, downbound to Hamilton with iron ore from Superior
Baie St. Paul, downbound to Quebec with iron ore from Silver Bay
Mississagi, downbound to Windsor with stone from Port Inland
Algoeast arrived in Sarnia
James R Barker, upbound
American Spirit, upbound to Two Harbors to load iron ore
American Mariner, upbound to Rogers City
USCG Mackinaw, upbound
Rt. Hon. Paul J Martin, upbound to Meldrum Bay [uncommon trip]
Ken Boothe Sr./Lakes Contender, upbound
Walter J McCarthy Jr., downbound to St. Clair
Walter J McCarthy Jr., upbound
Arthur M Anderson, downbound to the Rouge River with stone from Presque Isle
Arthur M Anderson, upbound4r

Michigan Port Update

I thought I would post a list of ports that haven't received their first arrival of the season yet.
Carrolton
South Haven
Benton Harbor
Manistique
Houghton
Hancock
Ontonogan

Marquette Arrivals-July 12

Michipicoten arrived to load iron ore for Sault Ste. Marie, ON

Rogers City Arrivals-July 12

Joseph H Thompson Jr./Joseph H Thompson

Presque Isle Arrivals-July 12

Arthur M Anderson loaded for the Rouge River

St. Mary's River Passages-July 12

Algoma Transport, downbound to Hamilton with iron ore from Superior
Walter J McCarthy Jr., downbound to St. Clair
American Courage, downbound to Cleveland with iron ore from Silver Bay
Arthur M Anderson, downbound to the Rouge River
Roger Blough, downbound to Conneaut with iron ore from Two Harbors
Algoma Montrealais, downbound to Hamilton with iron ore from Superior
Great Republic, downbound to Gary with iron ore
Baie St. Paul, downbound to Quebec with iron ore from Silver Bay
Michipicoten, upbound to Marquette to load iron ore for Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Atlantic Erie, upbound to Superior
American Integrity, upbound to Two Harbors to load iron ore
Capt. Henry Jackman, upbound to Thunder Bay

Ludington Arrivals-July 12

Zeus [tug] arrived to load petro. prod. for Duluth

Port Inland Arrivals-July 12

Wilfred Sykes
Mississagi
Herbert C Jackson

Straits of Mackinac Passages-July 12

Iryda [salty], eastbound to Goderich
Algosteel, westbound to Milwaukee with salt from Goderich
Presque Isle/Presque Isle, westbound to Gary with iron ore from Duluth
Defiance/Ashtabula, westbound

Alpena Arrivals-July 12

Samuel De Champlain/Innovation

Saginaw River Passages-July 12

Algorail arrived at the Sargent dock in Zilwaukee with a load of salt from Goderich
Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder arrived at the Bay Aggregates dock in Bay City, her cargo stone from Rogers City

Port Huron Passages-July 12

American Mariner, downbound to Toledo
Sam Laud, downbound to Cleveland with iron ore
Algoma Transport, downbound to Hamilton
Hon. James L Oberstar, upbound to Sturgeon Bay
Cason J Callaway, upbound to Rogers City
GL Ostrander/Integrity, upbound to Alpena
CSL Niagara, upbound to Superior
Cedarglen, upbound to Marquette to load iron ore [very uncommon trip]

St. Mary's River Passages-July 11

Edgar B Speer, downbound to Gary with iron ore from Two Harbors
Stewart J Cort, downbound to Burns Harbor with iron ore from Superior
St. Clair, downbound to Cleveland with iron ore from Silver Bay
Kaye E Barker, downbound to Indiana Harbor with iron ore from Superior
Sam Laud, downbound to Cleveland with iron ore from Silver Bay
Presque Isle/Presque Isle, downbound to Gary with iron ore from Duluth
Algolake, upbound to Silver Bay to load iron ore
Ojibway, upbound to Thunder Bay to load grain
Saginaw, upbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON with coal from Sandusky
Michipicoten, upbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON with stone from Cedarville
Buffalo, upbound to Superior

Charlevoix Arrivals-July 11

Prentiss Brown/St. Mary's Conquest
St. Mary's Challenger

Muskegon Arrivals-July 11

H Lee White arrived at the either the BC Cobb Power Plant or the Board of lIght and Power with a load of coal from South Chicago

Straits of Mackinac Passages-July 11

Arthur M Anderson, eastbound to Stoneport
Joyce L VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader, westbound to Indiana Harbor
Zeus [tug], westbound to Ludington to load petro. prod.
Edgar B Speer, westbound to Gary with iron ore from Two Harbors
Stewart J Cort, westbound to Burns Harbor with iron ore from Superior
Alpena, westbound
Algoma Olympic, westbound
Robert S Pierson, eastbound

Rogers City Arrivals-July 11

Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder

Saginaw River Passages-July 11

Today was a busy day on the Saginaw River with the arrival of the Tall Ships in Bay City. Since these are not commercial vessels, I won't count them in an end of the month report, but just report them for the information.
Niagara
Denis Sullivan
Peacemaker
Unicorn
Appledore 4
Pride of Baltimore 2
Lynx

Rouge River Passages-July 11

Hon. James L Oberstar arrived at the Severstal Steel dock in Dearborn with iron ore from Marquette

Detroit Arrivals-July 11

American Integrity arrived at Zug Island with iron ore from Two Harbors
GL Ostrander/Integrity arrived with a load for Lafarge

Port Huron Passages-July 11

Hon. James L Oberstar, downbound to Dearborn with iron ore from Marquette
GL Ostrander/Integrity, downbound to Detroit
Ken Boother Sr./Lakes Contender, downbound with stone from Rogers City
James R Barker, downbound to Toledo
Victorious/John J Carrick arrived in Sarnia
Victory/James L Kuber, downbound to Erie
Atlantic Erie, upbound to Superior
American Integrity, upbound

St. Mary's River Passages-July 10

Hon. James L Oberstar, downbound to Dearborn with iron ore from Marquette
James R Barker, downbound to Toledo with iron ore
Joyce L VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader, downbound to Indiana Harbor
Edwin H Gott, upbound to Superior to load iron ore [uncommon trip, I think]
Paul R Tregurtha, upbound to Superior to load coal
Federal Weser [salty], upbound to Thunder Bay to load grain

Escanaba Arrivals-July 10

Lee A Tregurtha arrived to load iron ore
Mesabi Miner arrived to load iron ore

Cedarville Arrivals-July 10

Michipicoten [unusual trip]

Charlevoix Arrivals-July 10

Robert S Pierson arrived at St. Mary's to unload slag from Sault Ste. Marie, ON

Port Inland Arrivals-July 10

Wilfred Sykes

Straits of Mackinac Passages-July 10

Manistee, eastbound to Cleveland with sand from Brevort
Alpena, eastbound to Alpena
Michipicoten, eastbound to Cedarville
Michigan/Great Lakes, westbound to Green Bay with petro. prod. from Cheboygan
Herbert C Jackson, westbound to Milwaukee with coal from Sandusky [kind of a rare trip]
Robert S Pierson, westbound to Charlevoix with slag from Sault Ste. Marie, ON

Monroe Arrivals-July 10

Indiana Harbor

St. Clair Arrivals-July 10

Indiana Harbor

Port Huron Passages-July 10

Philip R Clarke, downbound to Conneaut with iron ore from Two Harbors
Cason J Callaway, downbound to Conneaut with iron ore from Duluth
American Integrity, downbound with coal
Kaministiqua, downbound to Sorel with grain from Thunder Bay
Cuyahoga, downbound to Cleveland
Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41, downbound

St. Joseph Arrivals-July 9

Manitowoc arrived with, I think, stone

Brevort Arrivals-July 9

Manistee

Marquette Arrivals-July 9

Hon. James L Oberstar arrived to load iron ore
American Mariner arrived to unload stone at the Shiras dock

St. Mary's River Passages-July 9

CSL Assiniboine, downbound to Quebec
Philip R Clarke, downbound to Conneaut with iron ore from Two Harbors
Anglian Lady [tug], downbound to Burns Harbor
American Integrity, downbound to Zug Island with iron ore from Two Harbors
Kaministiqua, downbound to Sorel with grain from Thunder Bay
Algoma Progress, upbound to Superior to load iron ore
American Mariner, upbound to Marquette with stone
Joseph L Block, upbound
Victory/James L Kuber, upbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Robert S Pierson, downbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON to load slag

Port Inland Arrivals-July 9

Olive L Moore/Lewis J Kuber

Straits of Mackinac Passages-July 9

Mississagi, westbound to Chicago with salt
Spartan [tug] and Spartan 2 [barge], westbound to Ludington to load petro. prod.
USCG Alder, westbound
GL Ostrander/Integrity, eastbound to Alpena
Wilfred Sykes, eastbound

Rogers City Arrivals-July 9

Cason J Callaway
Ken Boothe Sr./Lakes Contender

Saginaw River Passages-July 9

Zeus [tug] arrived at the Dow Chemical dock in Bay City

Port Huron Arrivals-July 9

Patricia Hoey [tug]

St. Clair Arrivals-July 9

Paul R Tregurtha

Detroit Arrivals-July 8

Samuel De Champlain/Innovation arrived with a load for Lafarge
Wilf Seymour [tug]

Port Huron Passages-July 9

USCG Mackinaw, downbound
Samuel De Champlain/Innovation, downbound to Detroit
Joseph H Thompson Jr./Joseph H Thompson, downbound to Fairport
Vega Desgagnes arrived in Sarnia
Paul R Tregurtha, downbound to St. Clair with coal
Algoway, downbound
American Century, downbound to St. Clair
Lee A Tregrutha, upbound
Pride of Baltimore 2 [Tall Ship], upbound to Bay City
Denis Sullivan [Tall Ship], upbound to Bay City
Niagara [Tall Ship], upbound to Bay City
Lynx [Tall Ship], upbound to Bay City
Appledore 4 [Tall Ship], upbound to Bay City

St. Mary's River Passages-July 8

Paul R Tregurtha, downbound toSt. Clair with coal from Superior
Tecumseh, downbound to Windsor with canola from Thunder Bay
Spartan [tug] with barge Spartan 2, downbound to Ludington to load petro. prod.
American Century, downbound to St. Clair with coal from Superior
Wendy Anne [tug], upbound to Sault Ste. Marie, MI
Robert S Pierson, upbound
Presque Isle/Presque Isle, upbound

Charlevoix Arrivals-July 8

Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41 arrived at the St. Mary's dock with fly ash from Muskegon

Mackinac Island Arrivals-July 8

Amber Mae [tug] made Mackinac Island's first arrival of the season

Straits of Mackinac Passages-July 8

Alpena, westbound to Green Bay

Rogers City Arrivals-July 8

Great Republic

Saginaw River Passages-July 8

Defiance/Ashtabula arrived at the Bay Aggregates dock in Bay City with a of stone from Port Inland

Rouge River Passages-July 8

Lee A Tregurtha arrived at the Severstal Steel dock in Dearborn to unload iron ore from Marquette

Monroe Arrivals-July 8

Everlast/Norman McLeod made an unknown and very rare trip

Port Huron Passages-July 8

CSL Laurentian, downbound to Quebec City
Ken Boothe Sr./Lakes Contender, downbound
Lee A Tregurtha, downbound to Dearborn with iron ore from Marquette
American Courage, downbound to Cleveland with iron ore
Algoma Hansa [salty tanker] arrived in Sarnia for her first ever visit
Sam Laud, upbound to Silver Bay to load iron ore
Algoma Progress, upbound to Superior to load iron ore
Hon. James L Oberstar, upbound to Marquette to load iron ore
Victory/James L Kuber, upbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Roger Blough, upbound
Also, farewell to the Phoenix Star. She's being scrapped at Toledo's Ironhead Shipyard

Escanaba Arrivals-July 7

Mesabi Miner arrived to load iron ore

Muskegon Arrivals-July 7

Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41

St. Mary's River Passages-July 7

Buffalo, downbound to Cleveland with iron ore
Edwin H Gott, downbound to Gary with iron ore from Two Harbors
Lee A Tregurtha, downbound to Burns Harbor with iron ore from Marquette
American Spirit, upbound to Two Harbors to load iron ore
Stewart J Cort, upbound to Superior to load iron ore

Port Inland Arrivals-July 7

Olive L Moore/Lewis J Kuber
Joseph L Block

Charlevoix Arrivals-July 7

St. Mary's Challenger

Straits of Mackinac Passages-July 7

Michipicoten, westbound to Burns Harbor with slag from Sault Ste. Marie, ON [rare trip]
Baie St. Paul, westbound to Burns Harbor
Arthur M Anderson, westbound to Gary with iron ore
Mesabi Miner, westbound to Escanaba to load iron ore
Edwin H Gott, westbound to Gary with iron ore
Samuel De Champlain/Innovation, eastbound to Alpena
Zeus [tug], eastbound
Edgar B Speer, eastbound to Two Harbors to load iron ore

Monroe Arrivals-July 7

Walter J McCarthy Jr.
Rebecca Lynn [tug]

Port Huron Passages-July 7

Hon. James L Oberstar, downbound to Dearborn with iron ore from Marquette
John B Aird, downbound to Quebec City with iron ore from Silver Bay
Voorneborg [salty], downbound to Montreal
Manistee, upbound to Green Bay
Robert Pierson, upbound
Kaye E Barker, upbound to Superior
Great Republic, upbound to Rogers City