The place to be (2016/07/23)
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Bookworm
The place to be (2016/07/23)
For any Boatnerd, today along the St. Clair River was the place to be. But I was continually shaking my head at the "dim-witted" actions of many jet ski and power boat operators, who seemed to think their antics were funny and posed no danger to themselves or anyone else.
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- My first sighting of the day was tug Victory and barge James L. Kuber down-bound to Toledo.
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- American Integrity moving down-river to unload coal at the St. Clair Power Plant.
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- Algonova slowly making her way to the Sarnia Fuel Dock.
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- Today's heat and humidity made this seem like the perfect antidote!
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- Small but powerful tug Seahound "leashed" to a huge barge and headed to Little Current, Ontario, Canada.
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- Thunder Bay emerges from mid-day haze, in ballast for Superior.
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- Tanker Intrepid Canada just left the Sarnia Fuel Dock, down-bound for Montreal.
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- Stern view of Intrepid Canada.
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- Norwegian Tanker Erria Swan at the Sarnia Fuel Dock.
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- Radcliffe R. Latimer's destination was Goderich.
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- Only a few hours after American Integrity, Mesabi Miner entered the river with coal for the St. Clair Power Plant.
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- Close up of Manitoulin unloading grain at the Sarnia Government Dock.
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- This was the scene at the Sarnia Government Dock. Manitoulin was unloading grain while tug Olive Moore with her barge, Louis J. Kuber and Ojibway sat in temporary lay-up.
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- Tug Ken Boothe, Sr. and barge Lakes Contender enter Lake Huron on their way to Stoneport.
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- Hon. James L. Oberstar down-bound to AK-Rouge with taconite.
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- Just after sunset, Lee A Tregurtha, in ballast for Superior, passed Algonac State Park.