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Cliff's has decided to clean up the remaining 150,000 tons in the Empire Mine stockpile before the end of the shipping season. I don;t know for sure if the Block's load was the first of these shipments.

Hello Rod, could you email me at mgarvey@neo.rr.com concerning your great picture of the Joe Block in Marquette, please.
Thanks so very much. Mike Garvey Pensacola, FL

Excellent and great photo of the Block Rod. I've always admired you and your photos. You mentioned once to me that we met at the Soo but unfortunately my memory is not quite as good as it used to be so if you say that we met once, I'm sure we must have. Don't recall ever seeing you on the St. Clair River but I'm sure you been there also at times when I've been as well. Again great photo of the Block and thanks for sharing that photo with us. Keep up the good job as well!

Joseph L. Block at the LS&I ore dock, Marquette (9/9/2017)

What year did Joseph L. Block last LOAD in Marquette?

Ray Sheldon

Any one know who the Captain is of the Block?

garbear wrote:Just was looking at AIS and I see after unloading stone here in the Twin Ports the Block is heading to Marquette to load. I don't recall seeing the Block load there at all this season and I don't think I've seen any ore shipped out of Marquette this season go to Lake Michigan. It will be interesting to see her unloading destination.

She's loading for Indiana Harbor.

its going to burns harbor to unload the marquette load

Just was looking at AIS and I see after unloading stone here in the Twin Ports the Block is heading to Marquette to load. I don't recall seeing the Block load there at all this season and I don't think I've seen any ore shipped out of Marquette this season go to Lake Michigan. It will be interesting to see her unloading destination.