LL2 Up and Down the Soo
Let’s start with Sugar Islander II moving school kids and commuters across from the Island to the US Soo. The 1951 Empire State was tied up near those kayaks. Not far away was Superior Pilot. Maybe someone can help out with more info on Soo Marine Supply’s 60′. Iowa and Wyoming wait for the next […]
Labor Days Past
Yesterday, Labor Day, I took no photos, except one of a wood sign carving project in progress. It turns out . . . Labor Day 2020 I took no photos either; these were sent to me though by Josh Watts, and embarrassingly, I’ve not posted them until now. Sometimes I get into a groove and […]
2020 Calendar September
If you ordered a calendar last year, you might recall that I promised that I’d “extend” the photo set each month. Well, here’s September, following all the other months. Call this . . . “how Cleveland turned a toxic industrial sewer into a recreation area, while maintaining industrial activity.” Recall while looking at these photos […]
Random Mississippi Tugs* 2
I’m still in the SE Iowa area along the Mississippi. See the “welcome to Illinois” sign just ahead of those BNSF engines? Guess the numbers on Ronald E. Wagenblast heading upriver here through the Route 61 bridge? She’s got curves. She’s pushing 5 rows 3 wide, which translates to 1000′ long x 105′ wide, too. […]
Random Mississippi Tugs* 1
A few days ago I’d posted “Random Nola Tugs 7” and asked what type of tugboat I’d omitted, and you came through. As I address that omission, I realize it’s misleading to call these vessels “Nola tugs,” since they –like all vessels and other machines of transportation–move. Period. Even “Mississippi River tugs” is misleading because […]
Other Peoples Photos 109
One enjoyable thing about this tugster “business” is that you all send me photos, some of which I’ve shared 108 times before this post. First, from a Mississippi River vantage point that I only recently left, some photos from Lew, who previously contributed these photos. I’ll consult tugboatinformation.com for the low down on this […]
Road Fotos 2021 D
I had to leave the Missouri way too early, and will return as soon as possible. For my last set from the roads of eastern Nebraska, let’s start with friendly boaters zipping downstream. Barges loaded with Iowa and Nebraska grain head south for the lower Mississippi and export. Note the red floats on either side, […]
Road Fotos 2021 B
Again . . greatly abridged . . . it took the two-lane most of the way across Iowa–included a fuel stop in Pella— from the Mississippi to the Missouri, although from Des Moines westward, I did take I-80, where a fleet of windmill parts was parked in a long rest area. I got back […]
Truckster! 23
Today I hope to return to the sixth boro safely. I’ve not yet tallied my miles driven, but if you want to guess, I’ll let you know. I saw a lot of trucks in those miles, some of them on pedestals, like this Diamond heavy wrecker along I-80 in western Iowa. I’m not sure if […]
Road Fotos 2021 C
My goal was familiarization, not veni vidi vici, or exploration of the 2300+ miles of river crossing parts of seven states, beginning in SW Montana. Barge traffic is possible there now because of the work of the USACE. More on that in a later post. Here was my top-priority destination: the current northernmost aka upriver […]
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