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Waiting for cargo at a convenient parking spot.

Repairs

Could also be waiting for orders. Not always a mechanical issue.

I'm told it will be soon...the process is not easy!

Port Huron Marine Mart June 13 Offers Chance to Buy, Sell, Trade
May 24, 2026

PORT HURON, MI – The annual and long-running Port Huron Marine Mart on June 13 features vendors selling items related to the maritime history and industry of the Great Lakes, including artifacts, antiques, art ...

Here's the story from Boatnerd's News Page today.

Several flights of stairs with landings if you want to stop to cath your breath (and I did). These were taken on the Dirk in March.

Nothing will change in terms of photos from the park, observation platform or tour boats. Drone rules remain the same as they have been. The advisiory was aimed at mariners on ships in the locks who have a higher and closer vantage point.

From the Boatnerd News page

LeighAnn Ryckeghem, Operations Manager, Soo Project office, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has clarified the report below after a request from the Boatnerd news page editor. She said the news release was meant for mariners and "was to raise awareness and inform mariners ...

WHen the admins became aware the information was wrong, the post was removed and will be placed on the correct day.

Still shuttered. No plans announced to reopen.

I am told by her Captain that the tug America in Monroe will get the full treatment!

Weather. WNW wind

In early January, Rand Logistics rebranded as Mainstay. It was covered on the Boatnerd News page and in this forum. They have since sold off the Canadian part of the company, mostly to Algoma.

Well put, JP.

Ice in the river delaying traffic.
Full report at www.boatnerd.com

All comments here are beling forwarded to the web team. The Day in History photos may need to be re-added, that is being worked on along with some other glitches.

Doubtful

Working to get it moved over from the old site