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Guest · Unread post by **Guest** » September 30, 2017, 8:41 pm

What ever happened to the tugs Dakota and Sioux?

garbear · Unread post by **garbear** » September 30, 2017, 5:46 pm

Post more on a beautiful late afternoon in Duluth.

William Lafferty · September 29, 2017, 5:38 pm

Anyone know what kind of boat the Twin Ports Belle was/is?

When it was at Chicago it was the city pilot boat Chicago Pilot Boat from 1972. It had been working as a crewboat and oil exploration vessel in the gulf, built 1966 at New Orleans as the Olga C for DeFelice Marine. On 1 October 1976 it was christened Richard J. Daley in honor of the mayor who would die two months later. It was owned by Seaway Services Corporation who took it to Duluth in 1979 and renamed it. I assumed it continued as a pilot boat. Rumor has it is was sold to Chilean interests in the early 1990s, but I don't know for sure. Here it is on the Calumet River in 1977 in the midst of having its bicentennial paint scheme removed.

TbayGuest · Unread post by **TbayGuest** » September 29, 2017, 5:04 pm

William Lafferty wrote:I think the Aleksandr Starostenko delivered machinery for a Canadian paper mill on that trip. It ended its days amongst the roster of vessels with weird names when it arrived at Alang 11 February 2010 for demolition as the, believe it or not, Ducky Science.

That is very possible. In the 90's there was a boom in the pulp and paper industry in Northwest Ontario. I remember at the Shipyard in Thunder Bay we did lots for the paper mills. The money was there to spend and they didn't hold back much at all. the shipyard built paper machines as well as all components. There was a high demand for equipment but limited facilities here to build them.

garbear · Unread post by **garbear** » September 29, 2017, 4:04 pm

Duluth Guest wrote:Anyone know what kind of boat the Twin Ports Belle was/is?

Believe it was a pilot boat/harbor taxi.

Lakercapt · Unread post by **Lakercapt** » September 29, 2017, 2:59 pm

garbear wrote:Post a few more in front of Sunday Night Football.

Canada Marquis after she was "flagged Out" with foreign crew.

William Lafferty · September 29, 2017, 2:13 pm

I think the Aleksandr Starostenko delivered machinery for a Canadian paper mill on that trip. It ended its days amongst the roster of vessels with weird names when it arrived at Alang 11 February 2010 for demolition as the, believe it or not, Ducky Science.

Duluth Guest · September 29, 2017, 2:07 pm

Anyone know what kind of boat the Twin Ports Belle was/is?

garbear · Unread post by **garbear** » September 29, 2017, 11:32 am

A few more this fall day in Duluth.

KnifeRiverGuest · September 27, 2017, 11:34 pm

Photos of "Battleship" Thompson as I to call her are quite rare, great catch

garbear · Unread post by **garbear** » September 27, 2017, 5:55 pm

Post a few more.

Guest · Unread post by **Guest** » September 26, 2017, 7:53 pm

In the photo you see the Enterprise and in the background the Algocen you see how the Algocen is really just a modern version of the Enterprise, very interesting.

Guest · Unread post by **Guest** » September 26, 2017, 1:06 pm

Darryl wrote:
That Kinsman Enterprise is one beautiful boat.
The online photos of this boat, show the craftsmanship and the quality put into this boat.

The Kinsman Enterprise was a vessel of an entirely different era of shipping on the Great Lakes the likes of which we will never see again. The Pittsburgh fleet of vessels had similar materials, methods and quality. The William A. Irvin, is a prime example and if you have not been aboard her for a tour, it's certainly worth the time to see her. Very few vessels from that "golden age" of sailing remain around.

Darryl · Unread post by **Darryl** » September 26, 2017, 9:20 am

That Kinsman Enterprise is one beautiful boat.

The online photos of this boat, show the craftsmanship and the quality put into this boat. I tried to paste the boatnerd link to this but couldn't. It's under fleet photos and it is listed at the end under boat's scrapped. Includes lots of interior photos.

garbear · Unread post by **garbear** » September 26, 2017, 8:28 am

KnifeRiverGuest wrote:I've never seen a saltwater vessel load at SMET before

Been too many yrs. for me to remember, but don't think it happened a lot.

KnifeRiverGuest · September 25, 2017, 10:03 pm

I've never seen a saltwater vessel load at SMET before

Jared · Unread post by **Jared** » September 25, 2017, 8:50 pm

That Kinsman Enterprise is one beautiful boat.

garbear · Unread post by **garbear** » September 25, 2017, 6:17 pm

Post a few in front of Monday Night Football.

garbear · Unread post by **garbear** » September 25, 2017, 9:22 am

Nothing better to do on a cool, rainy day in Duluth than post a few photos. The Sagittarius that I posted was renamed the Phoenix Sun several years later. Also, didn't mean to post the same Sagittarius photo twice.