From Rock Island Passage North to the iron ore docks in Escanaba, Mich.
Ice Coverage of the Great Lakes in Feb
Most years the ships start leaving town in mid-March…it just depends on the economy and the need for iron ore/coal or limestone
The 1000' Edwin Gott was repowered this winter and the new engines are on schedule to be fired up this week.
Today was sunny and warm and I didn't want to heat up the shop until after I picked up my daughter who was baby sitting. I haven't been over to the Lake for a while, so I thought I’d go up to Whitefish Dunes State Park and take a look at the Lakeshore to see how much shore ice had built up.
Swimming?...let's go!
There wasn’t nearly as much ice as I expected…it would be easy to launch a kayak in several places…maybe I should mount the rack on the van…
I walked the shore south for a mile, and then headed back on the inland trail.
As I walked down the dune, the tug disappeared until only the mast was left.
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