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. . or I could call this Scale, the next number in line.
Directly below, it’s Commander, the 140′ x 54′ escort tug on its way to Alaska in 2018. Photo comes from my sister, of ketch Maraki. She caught the tug off the east end of the Panama Canal. More on Commander here.
And on the other extreme in size, here’s a cute little tugboat from Jerry Rice, who runs the Pirates on the Pungo races in Pamlico Sound . . . more specifically in Belhaven, where I was born. This tug reminds me of the very popular tug here from over 12 years ago. The info on the “for sale” sign says “Francis Cox, 252-702-0623.”
And finally, from Jed, and taken a year and a half ago, it’s a Damen RSD 2513 tug. RSD expands to “reversed stern drive.” Specs are here.
photo date 17 june 2018
Innovation shows some innovative design.
photo date 17 june 2018
Many thanks to Lucy, Jerry, and Jed for these photos. I’m also happy to share other folks’ photos.
Daybreak finds the storms past and we continue the long haul up Lake Huron.
Olive L. Moore passes with Menominee. Moore . . . the hull . . . was launched 91 years ago!
Samuel de Champlain pushes Innovation into Alpena, MI. As is true of many Great Lakes vessels, tug Champlain has had a varied career that started in salt water.
Joyce L. VanEnkvort and her barge Great Lakes Trader have spent their entire lives on the Lakes.
Seeing the venerable Alpena is always a thrill, and although she’s quite distant here, IMHO the photo looks to have been taken decades ago.
As seen through the busy traffic of Mackinac Island,
Fuldaborg makes for DeTour Passage and Duluth.
Presque Isle pushing barge by the same name is another one of my favorites.
And let’s close it out with Edgar B. Speer . . .
heading for a load in Two Harbors.
All photos by Will Van Dorp.
Although I’m a newbie, this being only my second run on Huron, I suspect this view dominates the experience of crossing Huron, possibly Superior also, which I’ve not traversed. Huron is the inland sea with the longest shoreline, surrounded by sparse population. Sarnia, the largest city on Huron has about 70,000; Port Huron, 30,000; and Alpena, 10,000. Of course, Bay City–population 35,000– lies there also, but at more than 50 miles into Saginaw Bay, it’s a city you go to as a destination, which I need to do soon. I’m eager to visit all the towns along this lake.
Off to starboard, it’s Thunder Bay, China-built, Seawaymax.
To port, it’s barge Menominee pushed by
Olive L. Moore. If you look at no other link than this one in this post, check this one for the evolution of this tug since the hull was first laid down in Manitowoc in 1928, designed low to fit under the bridges in Chicago.
Arcticus ,Laurentian, a USGS vessel launched in 2014, was working some research project off our starboard. Here’s a post I did in 2014 on another USGS vessel at its christening in Oswego.
Otherwise, along the shore there are lights like Thunder Bay Island Light,
(and I’m not sure of the identification here) New Presque Isle Light, and
Near here, we passed tug Michigan pushing barge Great Lakes, which I last saw in Montreal last fall.
Martin Reef Light tells us we’re approaching the Straits, as
does the appearance of Kristen D, the ferry between Cheboygan and another Bois Blanc Island–more places to visit some day. Kristen D dates from the late 1980s.
Samuel D. Champlain I could pick out anywhere by its profile, but John C. Munson I had to check on my device. SDC appeared on this blog several times before, with a closeup here, and in a previous iteration here. Last year I caught SDC southbound in roughly the same end of Lake Huron.
And less than a mile from the dock on Mackinac Island, we pass Round Island Light.
Writing this post has clarified one section of where my next road trip will take me. All photos and sentiments, errors, etc. by Will Van Dorp.
Related: Check out these 10 facts about the Great Lakes.
Unrelated: The 2017 NYC tugboat race is scheduled for Sunday Sept. 3.
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