We had a long transit from Detroit to Mackinac, so here are a lot of photos, starting with Federal Kumano and Ambassador Bridge in the distance;
passing steel operations,
and the mailboat Westcott.
Near central Detroit a pilot boards Federal Kumano from Huron Maid.
Entering Lake St. Clair, we pass Philip R. Clarke,
followed by Lubie in China township,
Radcliffe R. Latimer,
Great Lakes Maritime Center,
lightship Huron,
and as we headed unbound into Lake Huron, we passed Arthur M. Anderson . . . the last vessel in contact with the Fitzgerald before she was taken by Superior.
This was sunrise nearing the end of this leg, and in the night and distractions, I missed Alpena.
This post closes with Buffalo, as she leaves the Mackinac Bridge behind her.
All photos by Will Van Dorp.
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July 9, 2016 at 5:56 am
Daniel Meeter
Once again, I am so enjoying these postings.
July 9, 2016 at 6:08 am
Cookie
Lucy and I went through the Great Lakes Maritime center in Port Huron. You got some great photo’s. To bad the Colombia wasn’t still docked there by US Steel, you could have gotten the photo you wanted
July 9, 2016 at 9:47 am
ws
Magnificent photos, that blast furnace is just like the Becher’s images.
Alas, Bethlehem Sands Casino, Bethlehem PA, is a lot closer to home:
5 blast furnaces with catwalks enabling close inspection, of iron making
equipment.
Thx!
July 9, 2016 at 6:34 pm
Jim Gallant
I’ve read about the ANDERSON over the years in the accounts of the loss of the FITZGERALD, but I had no idea she was still plying the Great Lakes today. Thanks Will, for posting her picture! – Jim