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Lake Superior Agate likes Freighters

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Kaye E Barker - 1952
formerly Edward B Greene and Benson Ford
767 feet long, 70 feet wide
June 13, 2020 10:40am
Aune Osborn campground
Upbound towards the Locks
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Mesabi Miner - 1977
1,004 feet long, 105 feet wide

June 23, 2020 10:58am
Aune Osborn campground
Upbound towards the Locks
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Mesabi Miner - 1977
1,004 feet long, 105 feet wide

June 23, 2020 10:58am
Aune Osborn campground
Upbound towards the Locks
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Kaye E Barker - 1952
formerly Edward B Greene and Benson Ford
767 feet long, 70 feet wide
June 24, 2020 1:30pm
Aune Osborn campground
Downbound towards Drummond Island
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Herbert C Jackson - 1959
690 feet long, 75 feet wide
June 24, 2020 5:20pm
Aune Osborn campground
Upbound to Marquette
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Paul R Tregurtha - 1981
formerly William J DeLancey
1,013 feet 6 inches long, 105 feet wide
The Queen of the Lakes

June 24, 2020 6:12pm
Aune Osborn campground
Downbound from Superior, WI
with coal for St Clair power plant
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Herbert C Jackson - 1959
690 feet long, 75 feet wide
August 16, 2020 8:00am
Aune Osborn campground
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Paul R Tregurtha - 1981
formerly William J DeLancey
1,013 feet 6 inches long, 105 feet wide
The Queen of the Lakes

August 16, 2020 1:49pm
Park west of Sault Ste Marie
Downbound from Superior, WI
with coal for St Clair power plant
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Paul R Tregurtha - 1981
formerly William J DeLancey
1,013 feet 6 inches long, 105 feet wide
The Queen of the Lakes

June 14, 2021 10:35am
Aune Osborn campground
Downbound from Superior, WI
with coal for St Clair power plant
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Paul R Tregurtha - 1981
formerly William J DeLancey
1,013 feet 6 inches long, 105 feet wide
The Queen of the Lakes

June 8, 2022 1:20pm
Aune Osborn campground
Upbound to Superior, WI
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Paul R Tregurtha - 1981
formerly William J DeLancey
1,013 feet 6 inches long, 105 feet wide
The Queen of the Lakes

June 8, 2022 1:21pm
Aune Osborn campground
Upbound to Superior, WI
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Front door at the Cozy Corner Grill
at the Rock Cut in Barbeau
Paul R Tregurtha
June 12, 2022 4:42pm

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Sissy Payment, Chief Stewart
of the Mesabi Miner
Waiting at the Soo Locks to board
after some time off
June 12, 2022
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Mesabi Miner - 1977
1,004 feet long, 105 feet wide

June 12, 2022 6:12pm
in the Poe Lock
Downbound from Superior, WI
with coal for St Clair power plant
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Mesabi Miner - 1977
1,004 feet long, 105 feet wide

June 12, 2022 7:18pm
Aune Osborn campground
Downbound from Superior, WI
with coal for St Clair power plant
Salute from the Mesabi Miner
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Kaye E Barker - 1952
formerly Edward B Greene and Benson Ford
767 feet long, 70 feet wide
June 18, 2022 9:02pm
under the bridge
at the Bridge View Park
Mackinac Bridge Upbound towards the Locks
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Lee A Tregurtha - 1942
formerly USS Chiwawa, Chiwawa as WWII tanker
Walter A Sterling and William Clay Ford
826 feet long, 75 feet wide
June 5, 2023 5:25pm
Mackinac Island coal dock
Downbound to Indiana Harbor
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Mesabi Miner - 1977
1,004 feet long, 105 feet wide

June 6, 2023 6:40pm
Mackinac Island coal dock
Upbound towards Drummond Island
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Mesabi Miner - 1977
1,004 feet long, 105 feet wide

July 8, 2023 6:54pm
Rotary Park
Upbound towards the Locks
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Hon James L Oberstar - 1959
806 feet long, 75 feet wide
September 29, 2023 10:30am
Marquette Upper Harbor
Loading ore pellets
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Hon James L Oberstar - 1959
806 feet long, 75 feet wide
September 29, 2023 10:32am
Marquette Upper Harbor
Loading ore pellets
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Stewart J Cort - 1972
1,000 feet long, 105 feet wide

First 1000-foot freighter
October 21, 2023
Mackinac Island Coal Dock
Downbound towards the Mackinac Bridge
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Mark W Barker - 2022
639 feet long, 78 feet wide
Newest US-built Great Lakes freighter
June 6, 2024 6:52pm
Aune Osborn
Downbound towards the Rock Cut
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Hon James L Oberstar - 1959
806 feet long, 75 feet wide
June 7, 2024 1:11pm
Aune Osborn
Upbound to Duluth
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Kaye E Barker - 1952
formerly Edward B Greene and Benson Ford
767 feet long, 70 feet wide
June 8, 2024 6:00pm
Brady Park
Upbound to Marquette
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Lee A Tregurtha - 1942
formerly USS Chiwawa, Chiwawa as WWII tanker
Walter A Sterling and William Clay Ford
826 feet long, 75 feet wide
June 8, 2024 8:06pm
Aune Osborn
Upbound to Marquette
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James R Barker - 1976
1,004 feet long, 105 feet wide

June 9, 2024 2:27pm
Clydes at Rotary Park
Downbound to Burns Harbor
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Our group at the Rock Cut
Andrea Guerriero, Jan and Mike McMeans,
Miss Edna, Jamie and Maren Metro,
Shelly (son Alex on JRB),
new friends we met at the Rock Cut
What is the Rock Cut?
from the Cozy Corners Tavern and Grill, Barbeau
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James R Barker - 1976
1,004 feet long, 105 feet wide

June 9, 2024 4:05pm
In the Rock Cut
Always fun to photograph the JRB
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James R Barker - 1976
1,004 feet long, 105 feet wide

June 9, 2024 4:15pm
In the Rock Cut
Downbound to Burns Harbor
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Mesabi Miner - 1977
1,004 feet long, 105 feet wide

June 9, 2024 6:18pm
Rotary Park
Upbound to Duluth
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Mesabi Miner - 1977
1,004 feet long, 105 feet wide

June 9, 2024 6:29pm
Aune Osborn
Upbound to Duluth


Rand Logistics-American Steamship Co

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American Century - 1981
formerly Columbia Star
1,000 feet long, 105 feet wide

June 12, 2022 9:17pm
Aune Osborn campground
Downbound towards Drummond Island
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American Spirit - 1978
formerly George A Stinson
1,004 feet long, 105 feet wide

July 8, 2023 5:04pm
Rotary Park
Upbound towards the Locks
The American Spirit gliding by
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American Integrity - 1978
formerly Lewis Nelson Foy and Oglebay Norton
1,000 feet long, 105 feet wide

September 25, 2023 4:33pm
Brady Park
Upbound entering the Locks
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American Century - 1981
formerly Columbia Star
1,000 feet long, 105 feet wide

September 27, 2023 1:52pm
Aune Osborn campground
Downbound towards Drummond Island
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Burns Harbor - 1980
1,000 feet long, 105 feet wide

June 7, 2024 12:11pm
Aune Osborn
Downbound to Burns Harbor, Indiana
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Indiana Harbor - 1979
1,000 feet long, 105 feet wide

June 7, 2024 8:54pm
Aune Osborn
Downbound to St Clair
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Maumee powered by tug Victory
Maumee - 1953
formerly Reserve, James L Kuber
749 feet 6 inches long, 70 feet wide
Victory - 1980
140 feet long, 43 feet 1 inch wide
June 8, 2024 9:47am
Aune Osborn campground
Upbound with limestore to Duluth from Calcite, ON
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American Century - 1981
formerly Columbia Star
1,000 feet long, 105 feet wide

June 8, 2024 7:42pm
Aune Osborn
Upbound to Superior, WI


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