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Merry Christmas from the Know Your Ships crew!

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That pilot looks like Santa! And the pilot boat seems odd too ...

Central Marine Logistics office. Stephen Sostaric photos

This image is date 1966, Soo Locks.

Here's another Christmas card from the past sent out by the Know Your Ships folks.

The Reiss coal dock above the locks is being used as a staging area for the new lock project. I can't remember the last time a vessel unloaded coal there, maybe the early 80s. The pilot boats are now based in Brimley on the Waiska River. At the moment, due to ice, they are operating from the MCM doc...

You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen
Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen
But do you recall
The most famous reindeer of all?
It’s the Clyde S VanEnkevort & Erie Trader all decked out her in finest!!

VanEnkevort Tug & Barge

Sequoia

Please note the Post Your Christmas Cards here thread at the top of this page. Thanks.

A few technical things had to be address, however the Christmas card gallery is live and ready for your images. See new link above.

Here's a card from the Know Your Ships folks sent out in 2015.

Please post your Christmas cards, or photos of winter-y Great Lakes shipping scenes, on this thread. To do so, hit REPLY. You will see a way to add attachments (max size 3 MB). If you would like to submit cards by snail mail, send to Holiday Cards PO Box 68 Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783 Merry Christmas...

Please do!

Every now again the question comes up over why this page is moderated. If it weren't, you the reader would be forced to wade through hundreds of porno posts, scam posts and the like to see the real content. It is also moderated to keep people on topic. The title of the page is Information Search, no...

Participation was very low the last few years it was done. And it is labor intensive for the volunteers since many people still send cards in the mail that need to be scanned.

They generally don't throw caution to the wind. Too much to risk.

It is running on only 1 engine, has been displaying the same message for a while. Currently sheltering from weather off Bayfield.