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Re: Stoneport & Calcite activity

Posted: October 1, 2017, 7:05 pm
by Bookworm
Nice parade of ships visiting Calcite today.

Re: Stoneport & Calcite activity

Posted: September 22, 2017, 8:40 pm
by Bookworm
Checked AIS before heading to Alpena for the afternoon. Herbert C. Jackson was in the process of arriving at Stoneport so went directly there -- an hour-and-a-half drive. Unseasonably hot for late September and even hotter temperatures are forecast for tomorrow. Guess summer realized autumn is scheduled to return soon, and decided to put in a late appearance!

Re: Stoneport & Calcite activity

Posted: September 11, 2017, 3:59 pm
by Bookworm
Perfect weather for a trip to Calcite, but my timing wasn't the greatest. Seems recent heavy rains washed out the drive to the public viewing platform and it was blocked to both vehicles and foot traffic. Not to be thwarted, I discovered another vantage point -- and a lot of fossil rocks along the beach.

Stoneport & Calcite activity

Posted: September 5, 2017, 7:19 pm
by Bookworm
The calendar says September but the air, wind, and even rain feel more like early October. Never having lived this far north in my life, it seems strange to see touches of autumn on the leaves already. Today I ran away from home and was in-and-out of rain all day long, but I needed to do something enjoyable. First stop was Stoneport, where John G. Munson was loading and Lee A. Tregurtha waited, at anchor. Then it was on to Rogers City. Olive Moore & Menominee were at the Calcite dock there. Decided to make a first time visit to the R.C. maritime museum. Found the guides to be friendly and informative and the extensive historical displays very interesting. A personal pizza to go from the restaurant next door and I headed back to Stoneport where nothing had changed in the three hours I was gone but it was relaxing and rewarding just to sit and watch the ships.