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Welcome. Perhaps you'll have some interesting shots from your own perspective as a spouse?

Hi all. Been watching this thread for a while without commenting as yet. Facinating shots for those of us with little knowledge of shipping on the Great Lakes. Ships there are very different to ocean going vessels and as for your weather, I regard +10C as a cold day!

Thank you. I will try When he is home, we quite often go out taking...you guessed it....boat pictures.

Boatwidow, I got a shot of the Saginaw on Christmas Day, dunno if your hubby was on there at the time or not


Also, one of the John B. Aird when we met just east of the Mackinaw Bridge


Oh yeah, how about some of the ice that was clogging up the lakes in February

Nice! No, it was his turn to be home this year. What ship are you on this year?

Lucky you! I was on the Captain Henry Jackman for the last two shots, and on the Algoma Montrealais when the Saginaw passed us

Dngr
Did you take that picture of the Aird before Lay-up?
I shot this pic of the Milwaukee piers early in February

I sure did. It was when she was on her way to Goderich for an early lay-up. Were you on her then?

Well I was there then. It was after our meeting in the straits later that night and the following night I took night shots of the ship passing through the ice I posted earlier. That also turned out to be my last trip as I've retired from Algoma

Oh! Well now I'm sad I'll never get to meet you then. Enjoy your retirement!

Here is one I snapped May 12, 2015 of the AMERICAN FORTITUDE (ex COURTNEY BURTON) being towed to Port Colbourne for scrap by the tug MOLLY M 1 just off Port Weller Piers. The tug JARRETT M is working the stern and the pilot boat MRS C is heading back to the Welland Canal

Looks like those in charge of the lake have found the de-icing switch!

Wonderful picrures everyone. Seeing these, especially the ice bound ones gives me new appreciation for navigating the great lakes. Keep em coming!

Tim

Here is a photo of Canadian Wheat Board/Algoma's newest vessel the CWB Marquis in the St Lawrence Seaway at Brockville