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Quebecois at Cleveland, Ohio in 1962. Photo by Fred Bultman.

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Natural ice sculptures on the lakeshore: not optional.

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The Arthur M. Anderson | Duluth, MN | 4/20/20 | Photo by Jeffrey Doty Photography

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Our Herbert C. Jackson departing Hallett Dock 5 in Duluth Minn. after unloading limestone. Next stop: Silver Bay for a load of Minnesota taconite.

Picture by David Schauer

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Ore boats: not optional.

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Today in Great Lakes shipping history. August 20th.

1899: The HUNTER SAVIDGE (two-mast wooden schooner, 117 feet, 152 gross tons, built in 1879 at Grand Haven, Michigan) capsized in a squall or tornado in Lake Huron. Five survivors, including Capt. Fred Sharpstein, were rescued from the overturned schooner by the steamer ALEX MCVITTIE. However, five lost their lives, including the captain’s wife and son, the ship’s owner’s wife and daughter, and the mate. Capt. Sharpstein patrolled the beaches looking for the bodies of his wife and son for months, but they were never found. The wreck was found in 1987 near Grindstone City, Michigan.

1900: CAPTAIN THOMAS WILSON was launched at Port Huron for the Wilson Transit Co.

1964: TEXACO WARRIOR hit bottom and settled in the Welland Canal with a punctured tank at Thorold South near Bridge 10. The ship was refloated and resumed service. It was scrapped at Sorel, QC, in 1978

1969: INDUSTRIAL TRANSPORT arrived at Toronto, Ontario, with fuel oil on her maiden voyage.

1969: PETER ROBERTSON, sold for scrap and anchored in western Lake Ontario, dragged her anchors in a storm and landed on the beach near Jordan Harbour, Ontario.

1972: VILLE DE QUEBEC was a Seaway trader on the Great Lakes from 1955 to 1958 and returned inland for three trips in 1959. The ship sank off the coast of Albania due to heavy weather on this date as c) SUZY. It was en route from Durres, Albania, to Patras, Greece. 11 members of the crew were lost, and only seven survived.

1985: R. BRUCE ANGUS, in tandem tow with the ULS steamer GORDON C. LEITCH (i) behind the tug IRVING CEDAR, arrived at Setúbal, Portugal, where they were broken up.

1986: WILLIAM CLAY FORD, departed her lay-up berth at the Rouge slip in tow of Gaelic tugs. She was taken to Detroit Marine Terminals on the Rouge River, where her pilothouse was removed to be displayed at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum on Detroit’s Belle Isle.

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Today in Great Lakes shipping history. July 23rd.

1908: The 556-foot ELBERT H. GARY arrived to a 21-gun salute to deliver the first cargo of Minnesota ore at the new United States Steel mill in Gary, Indiana.

1960: Upper Lakes Shipping Co. Ltd.’s, RED WING was christened as the first all-welded vessel to emerge from Port Weller Dry Docks.

1961: CANADOC sailed on her maiden voyage.

2023: Making her second arrival to the Zenith City, Viking Polaris stuns beneath the bridge at blue hour.

2023: The peaceful water makes Polaris look like she’s gliding on ice.

2023: Polaris passes the 1000 footer Indiana Harbor in the evening glow while outbound for Thunder Bay, ON. She’ll be back this fall for one last trip in 2023

Boat Nerd

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Today in Great Lakes shipping history. July 22nd.

1873: The M. I. MILLS (wooden propeller tug, 122 feet, 152 tons, built in 1867 at Marine City, Michigan), which sank in a collision with the bark UNADILLA on May 9, 1873, was found in 90 feet of water in Lake Huron off Sand Beach, Michigan. Plans were made to raise her at the cost of $5,000. This effort was unsuccessful, as was another abortive attempt in 1895.

1961: The barge CLEVECO, originally lost with a crew of 22 during a December 2, 1942, storm on Lake Erie, was floated by salvagers, towed outside the shipping lanes, and intentionally sunk.

1970: ULYSSES REEFER caught fire in Toronto, resulting in an estimated $30,000 in damage. The ship first came inland in 1969 and returned as c) ITHAKI REEFER in 1972 prior to being scrapped at Blyth, Scotland, in 1973.

Boat Nerd