Friday, October 31, 2014

Rogers City Arrivals-October 31

John G Munson is scheduled to arrive, but may go to anchor due to the storm and high winds.

Presque Isle Arrivals-October 31

The Philip R Clarke is scheduled to arrived at Presque Isle today, but is currently anchored in Thunder Bay due to the storm and high winds.

St. Mary's River Passages-October 31

Very few ships passed through the St. Mary's River today due to the storm and high winds.

Algoma Discovery, upbound to Thunder Bay to load grain
Joseph L Block, upbound
Victory/James L Kuber, upbound

Meanwhile the Federal Kushiro, Watler J McCarthy Jr., Kaye E Barker, and the CCGS vessel Constable Carriere are anchored in the lower St. Mary's River while the Saginaw and H Lee White are anchored just above the river.

Also, the CSL Laurentian is anchored near Copper Harbor

Straits of Mackinac Passages-October 31

Currently, there is a storm moving over the upper Great Lakes. Many ships are anchored on the Straits of Mackinac area (Port Inland to Mackinac Island). Therefore, only a couple of ships have passed through the Straits today, but I will list all the ships that are anchored in the area.

Joseph H Thompson Jr./Joseph H Thompson, CSL Assiniboine, and Stewart J Cort are all anchored near Port Inland
Edwin H Gott, American Spirit, and Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41 are anchored near St. Ignace
Nickelena, Spartan, Solina, and Catherine Desgagnes are anchored near Mackinac Island
Lee A Tregurtha and G.L Ostrander/Integrity are anchored near Bois Blanc Island


That's all the ships anchored in the Straits area. They should be moving again by tomorrow. Here are the two ships that passed today:

CL Hanse Gate (saltie), eastbound to Hamilton
Defiance/Ashtabula, westbound to Brevort to load sand

Thursday, October 30, 2014

Holland Arrivals-October 30

The tug Anglian Lady arrived at an unknown dock. I believe this was the first visit of the season for the Anglian Lady.

Marquette Arrivals-October 30

Kaye E Barker arrived to load iron ore at LS&I
Manitowoc arrived to load iron ore at LS&I. This was the first visit of the season for the Manitowoc.

Charlevoix Arrivals-October 30

Bradshaw McKee/St. Mary's Challenger arrived at St. Mary's

Port Inland Arrivals-October 30

Port Inland was busy today with three arrivals
Michipicoten loaded for Sombra
Joseph L Block
John J Boland

St. Mary's River Passages-October 30

American Spirit, downbound to Indiana Harbor with iron ore from Two Harbors
Olive L Moore/Lewis J Kuber, downbound with iron ore from Marquette
Herbert C Jackson, downbound to Dearborn with iron ore from Marquette
HHL Congo (saltie), downbound to Goderich to load grain
Pineglen, downbound to Montreal with grain from Thunder Bay
Edwin H Gott, downbound to Gary with iron ore from Two Harbors
Kaye E Barker, downbound with iron ore from Marquette
Walter J McCarthy Jr., downbound with coal from Superior
American Integrity, upbound to Two Harbors to load iron ore
John D Leitch, upbound to Superior
Roger Blough, upbound to Two Harbors to load iron ore
James R Barker, upbound to Superior to load coal
Hon. James L Oberstar, upbound to Two Harbors to load iron ore
H Lee White, upbound to Marquette to load iron ore
Sharon M (tug), upbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Algorail, upbound to Bruce Mines to load stone
Federal Shimanto (saltie), upbound to Thunder Bay to load grain
American Century, upbound to Superior to load coal




Straits of Mackinac Passages-October 30

Michipicoten, eastbound to Sombra with stone from Port Inland (uncommon trip)
Federal Sakura (saltie), eastbound to Toledo
Wilfred Sykes, eastbound to Cedarville to load stone
Joseph H Thompson Jr./Joseph H Thompson, westbound to Indiana Harbor
CSL Assiniboine, westbound to Muskegon with coal from Superior (rare trip)
Stewart J Cort, westbound to Burns Harbor with iron ore from Superior
Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41, westbound to Gary with slag from Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Calumet, westbound to Green Bay

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Marquette Arrivals-October 29

Herbert C Jackson arrived to unload st the Shiras dock in the Lower Harbor

Charlevoix Arrivals-October 29

Prentiss Brown/St. Mary's Conquest arrived at St. Mary's
Defiance/Ashtabula arrved to unload coal

Brevort Arrivals-October 29

Cuyahoga

Rogers City Arrivals-October 29

Ken Boothe Sr./Lakes Contender

St. Mary's River Passages-October 29

Rt. Hon. Paul J Martin, downbound to Gary with iron ore from Superior
Adam E Cornelius, downbound to Cleveland with iron ore
Algoma Equinox, downbound with grain from Thunder Bay
Michipicoten, dowbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON with iron ore from Marquette
Kaye E Barker, upbound to Marquette to load iron ore
Manitowoc, upbound
American Mariner, upbound to Silver Bay to load iron ore

Straits of Mackinac Passages-October 29

Vikingbank (saltie), westbound to Duluth

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Saginaw River Passages-October 28

H Lee White was inbound for Bay City with a load of stone from Rogers City
Samuel De Champlain/Innovation were inbound for the Lafarge dock in Essexville to unload from Alpena

Marquette Arrivals-October 28

Marquette was very busy today with three-four arrivals
John G Munson may have arrived to load iron ore for Zug Island at LS&I. She might have to Duluth instead, but I can't tell. But she for sure load iron ore for Zug Island
Michipicoten arrived to load iron ore for Sault Ste. Marie, ON at LS&I
Mesabi Miner anchored outside ofthe Upper Harbor to wait for the Michipicoten to clear theLS&I dock so she could dock and unload coal in the WE Energies hopper
Olive L Moore/Lewis J Kuber arrived to load iron ore at LS&I

Drummond Island Arrivals-October 28

Wilfred Sykes (rare trip)

Port Inland Arrivals-October 28

Joyce L VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader

Cedarville Arrivals-October 28

Arthur M Anderson

Rogers City Arrivals-October 28

CSL Tadoussac (uncommon trip)

St. Mary's River Passages-October 28

Victory/James L Kuber, downbound to Toledo with iron ore from Marquette
Indiana Harbor, downbound to St. Clair with coal from Superior
Sam Laud, downbound to Cleveland with iron ore from Silver Bay
Federal Weser (saltie), downbound to Montreal
John G Munson, downbound to Zug Island with iron ore from Marquette
Michipicoten, upbound to Marquette to load iron ore
Algoma Olympic, upbound to Duluth
CSL Laurentian, upbound to Superior
Olive L Moore/Lewis J Kuber, upbound to Marquette to load iron ore
Herbert C Jackson, upbound to Marquette to unload coal
Peter R Cresswell, upbound to Superior

Straits of Mackinac Passages-October 28

Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41, eastbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON to load slag
Wilfred Sykes, eastbound to Drummond Island to load stone (rare trip)
Manitowoc, eastbound
Algolake, eastbound

Monday, October 27, 2014

Update-October 27

I will now officially be reporting arrivals for ALL Lake Michigan and Lake Huron ports

Alpena Arrivals-October 27

Alpena arrived at Lafarge

Rogers City Arrivals-October 27

H Lee White loaded for Bay City

Mackinaw City Arrivals-October 27

Meredith Ashton (tug)

Charlevoix Arrivals-October 27

Prentiss Brown/St. Mary's Conquest arrived at St. Mary's

Muskegon Arrivals-October 27

John J Boland arrived with coal from South Chicago

Escanaba Arrivals-October 27

Joseph L Block arrived to load iron ore

St. Mary's River Passages-October 27

Wicko (saltie), downbound to Montreal
Lee A Tregurtha, downbound to Dearborn with iron ore from Marquette
Federal Satsuki (saltie), upbound to Duluth
Paul R Tregurtha, upbound to Superior to load coal
American Spirit, upbound
Olive L Moore/Lewis J Kuber, upbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON with what (I'm pretty sure) is stone
Michipicoten, upbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON with stone
Walter J McCarthy Jr., upbound to Superior to load coal

Straits of Mackinac Passages-October 27

Kaye E Barker, westbound to Milwaukee with coal
Tundra (saltie), westbound to Burns Harbor
Cason J Callaway, westbound to Green Bay
Hon. James L Oberstar, westbound to Indiana Harbor with iron ore from Superior
Joseph L Block, westbound to Escanaba to load
Great Republic, westbound
Edwin H Gott, eastbound to Two Harbors to load iron ore

Sunday, October 26, 2014

Special Report-Grand Haven-October 26

Manitowoc arrived with either coal or stone

Presque Isle Arrivals-October 26

Great Republic

Rogers City Arrivals-October 26

H Lee White

St. Mary's River Passages-October 26

Algoma Transport, downbound to Clarkston from Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Ken Boother Sr./Lakes Contender, downbound to Cleveland with iron ore from Marquette
Rochelle Kaye (tug), downbound
Lee A Tregurtha, upbound to Marquette to load iron ore
Rt. Hon. Paul J Martin, upbound
Manitoba, upbound to Thunder Bay to load grain
Victory/James L Kuber, upbound to Marquete to load iron ore
Michipicoten, downbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON with iron ore from Marquette
James R Barker, downbound to Burns Harbor with iron ore from Superior

Straits of Mackinac Passages-October 26

American Spirit, eastbound to Two Harbors to load iron ore
Stewart J Cort, eastbound to Superior to load iron ore
G.L. Ostrander/Integrity, westbound
Cuyahoga, westbound

Saturday, October 25, 2014

Marquette Arrivals-October 25

Ken Boother Sr./Lakes Contender arrived to load iron ore for Cleveland

Special Report-Grand Haven-October 25

Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41

Special Report-Muskegon-October 24

John J Boland arrived with coal

Port Inland Arrivals-October 25

Wilfred Sykes

Cedarville Arrivals-October 25

Manistee
Joseph L Block

St. Mary's River Passages-October 25

American Courage, downbound
Herbert C Jackson, downbound to Dearborn with iron ore from Marquette
Thunder Bay, downbound with grain from Thunder Bay
Burns Harbor, upbound to Superior to load iron ore
Cuyahoga, upbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Joseph H Thompson Jr./Joseph H Thompson, upbound to Superior
Federal Kushiro, upbound to Thunder Bay to load grain
Presque Isle/Presque, upbound to Two Harbors to load iron ore
Algoma Equinox, upbound to Thunder Bay to load grain
Lee A Tregurtha, upbound to Marquette to load iron ore
Mesabi Miner, upbound to Superior to load coal

Straits of Mackinac Passages-October 25

Lee A Tregurtha, eastbound
Joseph L Block, eastbound to Cedarville to load stone
Algoma Enterprise, eastbound
Nickelena (tug), eastbound to Sarnia
Edwin H Gott, westbound to Gary with iron ore from Two Harbors
Joyce L VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader, westbound to Indiana Harbor with iron ore from Duluth
Anglian Lady (tug), westbound

Friday, October 24, 2014

Special Report-Marine City-October 24

Olive L Moore/Lewis J Kuber arrived with stone

Special Report-Charlevoix-October 24

Bradshaw McKee/St. Mary's Challenger

Marquette Arrivals-October 24

Michipicoten arrived to load iron ore
Herbert C Jackson arrived to load iron ore

Cheboygan Arrivals-October 24

USCG Mackinaw

Beaver Island Arrivals-October 24

Wendy Anne (tug)

Rogers City Arrivals-October 24

Sam Laud

St. Mary's River Passages-October 24

Paul R Tregurtha, downbound to St. Clair with coal from Superior
Mississagi, downbound to Sarnia
Edwin H Gott, downbound to Gary with iron ore from Two Harbors
Joyce L VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader, downbound to Indiana Harbor with iron ore from Superior
St. Clair, upbound 
Edgar B Speer, upbound to Two Harbors to load iron ore
Sam Laud, upbound
HHL Congo (saltie), upbound to Duluth
Herbert C Jackson, upbound to Marquette to load iron ore
Algoma Transport, upbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON to load slag

Straits of Mackinac Passages-October 24

Federal Shimanto (saltie), westbound to Burns Harbor
Algoma Harvester, westbound to Chicago
Algolake, westbound to Chicago
Joseph H Thompson Jr./Joseph H Thompson, eastbound to Superior
Indiana Harbor, eastbound to Superior to load coal

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Special Report-Ironton-October 23

Wendy Anne (tug) arrived from Beaver Island


Special Report-Muskegon-October 23

Joseph H Thompson Jr./Joseph H Thompson arrived at Verplanks with stone from Port Inland
Jimmy L (tug)

Brevort Arrivals-October 23

Algosteel

Cedarville Arrivals-October 23

Great Republic

St. Mary's River Passages-October 23

Federal Maas (saltie), downbound to Montreal with grain
H Lee White, downbound to Toledo with iron ore from Marquette
Federal Mattawa (saltie), downbound to Antwerp, Belgium
American Spirit, downbound to Indiana Harbor with iron ore from Two Harbors
Tim S Dool, downbound to Trois Rivieres with grain from Thunder Bay
Cason J Callaway, downbound to Gary with iron ore
Pilica (saltie), downbound to Montreal with grain
Alpena, downbound to Alpena to load cement
Michipicoten, downbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON with iron ore from Marquette
Thunder Bay, upbound to Thunder Bay to load grain
American Courage, upbound to Silver Bay to load iron ore
Ken Boothe Sr./Lakes Contender, upbound to Silver Bay to load iron ore
Algoma Navigator, upbound to Superior
Hon. James L Oberstar, upbound to Superior
American Integrity, upbound to Superior to load coal

Straits of Mackinac Passages-October 23

Great Republic, eastbound to Presque Isle
Mesabi Miner, eastbound to Conneaut with iron ore from Escanaba
Algoma Transport, eastbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Lee A Tregurtha, westbound to Indiana Harbor with iron ore from Two Harbors

Hancock Arrivals-October 22

I missed this arrival yesterday, but I wanted to get it up anyways

Mississagi arrived with salt

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Special Report-Muskegon-October 22

Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41 arrived to load fly ash for Charlevoix

Special Report-Saginaw River Passages-October 22

The Olive L Moore/Lewis J Kuber arrived in Saginaw to unload stone
Everlast/Norman McLeod arrived in Bay City to unload petro. prod. Personally, I have never seen or heard of these two vessels calling on the Saginaw River.

Marquette Arrivals-October 22

Kaye E Barker arrived to load iron ore
Michipicoten arrived to load iron ore

Presque Isle Arrivals-October 22

John G Munson

Rogers City Arrivals-October 22

Hon. James L Oberstar

Port Inland Arrivals-October 22

Joseph H Thompson Jr./Joseph H Thompson
Manitowoc dropped anchor to wait for the Thompsons to finish loading

St. Mary's River Passages-October 22

Presque Isle/Presque Isle, downbound to Conneaut with iron ore
CSL Niagara, downbound to Nanticoke with iron ore from Superior
Joseph L Block, downbound to Burns Harbor with iron ore
Orla (saltie), downbound to Montreal with grain
Whitefish Bay, downbound to Nanticoke with iron ore
Michipicoten, downbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON with iron ore from Marquette
Federal Maas (saltie), downbound to Montreal with grain
Lee A Tregurtha, downbound to Burns Harbor with iron ore from Two Harbors
Stewart J Cort, downbound to Burns Harbor with iron ore
Ida (saltie), upbound to Thunder Bay to load grain
James R Barker, upbound to Two Harbors to load iron ore
Kaye E Barker, upbound to Marquette to load iron ore
Edwin H Gott, upbound to Two Harbors to load iron ore
Rochele Kay (tug), upbound to one of the Sault Ste. Maries
Gadwall (saltie), upbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Algoma Montrealais, upbound

Straits of Mackinac Passages-October 22

Gadwall (saltie), eastbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Thunder Bay, eastbound to Goderich to load salt
American Courage, eastbound to Cleveland
Ken Boother Sr./Lakes Contender, eastbound to Silver Bay to load iron ore
Algomarine, eastbound to Bruce Mines to load stone
Indiana Harbor, westbound to Indiana Harbor
Mary E Hannah (tug), westbound to Whiting
Philip R Clarke, westbound
Joseph L Block, westbound to Burns Harbor with iron ore
Vikingbank (saltie), westbound to Chicago

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Marquette Arrivals-October 21

It was a busy day in Marquette with four arrivals

Herbert C Jackson arrived to load iron ore
H Lee White arrived to unload coal at the Shiras dock and may load iron ore at the LS&I dock
Michipicoten arrived to load iron ore
Joyce L VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader arrived to

Presque Isle Arrivals-October 21

I know I said I would just report on passages and arrivals of the Straits of Mackinac, St. Mary's River, and Upper Peninsula,, but since that includes Drummond Island, Cedarville, and Port Inland, I figured I'd report on arrivals of Presque Isle and Rogers City.

Olive L Moore/Lewis J Kuber
Joseph H Thompson Jr./Joseph H Thompson


Escanaba Arrivals-October 21

Mesabi Miner arrived to load iron ore

Straits of Mackinac Passages-October 21

Isadora (saltie), eastbound to Superior
Edgar B Speer, westbound to Gary with iron ore from Two Harbors
Karen Andrie (tug), westbound to Indiana Harbor
CL Hanse Gate (saltie), westbound to Chicago

St. Mary's River Passages-October 21

Bill Maier (tug), downbound
American Century, downbound to St. Clair
Burns Harbor, downbound to Burns Harbor
American Mariner, downbound to Buffalo with grain from Superior
Walter J McCarthy Jr., upbound to Superior to load coal
Pineglen, upbound to Thunder Bay to load grain
Mississagi, upbound (uncommon trip to Lake Superior)
Owen M Frederick (tug), upbound
USCG Buckthorn, upbound to Sault Ste. Marie
Paul R Tregurtha, upbound to Superior to load coal
Isadora (saltie), upbound to Superior




Port Inland Arrivals-October 21

Great Republic
Wilfred Sykes

Monday, October 20, 2014

Special Report-Cheboygan

Arcticus (saltie) arrived to unload  petro. prod.

Marquette Arrivals-October 20

Michipicoten arrived to load iron ore

St. Mary's River Passages-October 20

Joyce L VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader, downbound to Indiana Harbor with iron ore
Buffalo, downbound with iron ore from Silver Bay
Michipicoten, downbound to Sault Ste. Marie, ON with iron ore from Marquette
American Spirit, upbound to Two Harbors
H Lee White, upbound to Marquette to load iron ore
Federal Weser (saltie), upbound to Thunder Bay to load grain



Port Inland Arrivals-October 20

Calumet

Straits of Mackinac Passages-October 20

Manistee, westbound to Burns Harbor
Federal Satsuki (saltie), westbound to Burns Harbor
Algosteel, westbound to Milwaukee with salt form Goderich
American Courage, westbound
Algoma Transport, westbound to Burns Harbor
Algoma Enterprise, westbound to Buffington with stone
Arcticus (saltie tanker), eastbound to Cheboygan with petro. prod.
G.L. Ostrander/Integrity, eastbound to Alpena
Walter J McCarthy Jr., eastbound to Superior to load coal

I'm Back

Hello everyone,

I am very sorry I have been gone for so long. I have been VERY busy. But I'm back today to let you know I will only be able to report on passages of the St. Mary's River and Straits of Mackinac, as well as arrivals of Upper Peninsula ports. I'm sorry that I can't do Port Huron, Lake Michigan, and lower Lakes ports anymore. I simply don't have the time. But I'll make do with what I can do and maybe If I have a little more extra time in the future, I'll be able to go back to my first routine of reporting from every Michigan port on the Great Lakes. I hope you understand and continue to visit my blog.

Thank you,
Jake Hill
Michigan Ports Arrivals and Passages