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Re: Mixed message
Posted: April 16, 2017, 5:54 pm
by Bookworm
Guest wrote:Calcite lookout closes for the winter.
Glad to know that. Thanks!
Re: Mixed message
Posted: April 16, 2017, 9:24 am
by Guest
Calcite lookout closes for the winter.
Mixed message
Posted: April 15, 2017, 8:47 pm
by Bookworm
Since leaving the St. Clair River, my sightings of ships have been limited to one close enough for a good shot (but I didn't have my camera with me); two on the horizon; one in a fog bank with only the top of the pilot house showing (it was sunny and clear from shore to where she was); and the mast lights of a 1,000 footer on the horizon.
So, when I discovered LAT would be at Calcite today, I decided to try for a more close-up and personal experience.
Maybe 10 years ago, I came across the Calcite facility (on my way back from the Soo) and was delighted there was a public access drive and parking area where one could observe ships at anchor or in the loading area. That day Buffalo was loading and Dorothy Ann was waiting her turn in the anchorage.
Well, times sure do change, but I did get to see LAT closer than I have here. She had been at Calcite for about 5 hours and I waited another 6 but she still hadn't left when I had to head home. That happened two hours later!