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read the article; a developer who is not just totally fixated on the bottom line? they should mount a parade in his honor.
Hope it is permanent though, the temptation to kick the museum out and build over it must be massive.


Amen to that. Operating a maritime museum can be trying. Especially ...

Hey Beecher,
If you appreciate older aerial mapping, check out HistoricAerials at..
http://www.historicaerials.com/aerials.php?op=home

John

John,
I love the historical mapping. A great tool. I used the property owners names on the plots & properties to fill the gaps in the family tree hunts. I ...

More on Shirley here. Including a picture. She is missed by many.
http://www.pasty.com/discus/messages/10 ... 20160951am

RIP Shirl

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/tennes ... =177054644

Thanks Mr Link. I enjoyed surfing the aerial mapping.
I wonder why Bing uses such old images. They are at least ten years old.

The Illinois assisted the Manitowoc down the Cuyohoga today. Looks like the Iowa is having some work done at the old GW dock. There are two cutters in Station Cleveland.
Folks are out fishing now at 55* on the lakefront.
I found this old photo of collision bend. It had to have been taken after ...

The Sam Laud was here.
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D/A Pathfinder was here yesterday on the Mill shuttle during the Browns Game. The Steelers came to town and left with an easy win and a playoff berth. The stands were full of Terrible Towels. Browns fans avoided the game and could not give the tickets away ...

The maritime setting these days has all Maritime Waterfront Facilities under security protocols. If you see a MARSEC sign, you should stop.
It's just the day and age we live in especially when you mix in international trade vs terrorism tendencies.
Then & after all that, there is the environmental ...

The Mississagi delivered coal or coke.
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Two days of protests over the T Rice case. They start back up at 3 this afternoon.

It then gets worse on Sunday. The Steelers visit to close out the season ...

I am sorry for your loss Pam. Shirley was an Irish sweetie. I found myself going after the night shots of boats just for her. I will miss her.

Three longs and two shorts for Shirl.

Thanks Shirl!

Maritime activity has been very light. The Robert S Pierson was in with a load of coal. I saw these two fleet mates pass last Friday.
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Just tug activity here lately. The Louisiana departed the dock before sunrise. The Iowa, Colorado and the Illinois ...

Forgot to post this picture. We have been seeing an American Bald Eagle lately downtown. We also found these remains of a seagull. It had to be a bird that did this. I guess at it being the Eagle that ate this bird. It does not like "wings" either. Anyone know what eats a gull like this? Is it the ...

The Port of Cleveland is still active with over-sized loads.
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Great Lakes has five tugs at the old CW yard now.
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They have been working on the Joncaire to the wee hours of the morning lately.
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The Santa in the Ski Boat was out again for this Browns ...

The days are short now. It is that time of year when a boat can sail up the river, unload, and sail back down all under darkness.
Last night the Manistee sailed up the river.
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They installed Christmas lights on the unloading boom. Yes Christmas, not holiday lights ...

The bridge lights are still blue. The same boats are rotating in and out.
I see out the window that GTugs are tying up at the old GW docks now. They have not done that in the last few years. Their old river channel may be full of boats in for work. Or, I hear the Willow lift bridge is getting some ...

You're welcome Shirl. Now that you mention transportation, here is a person that used a four wheeled gas powered vehicle that tried to get wings or use this divider as a rail! This is West Third Street looking southbound & adjacent to the Port Authority's yards. This is the bridge passing over the ...

Hi Shirl,
I think I can get you on board the WGM most of the time. Gobble, Gobble!
beecher1959@live.com

The Sam Laud is on the shuttle. Happy turkey day Captain Kevin! ( If you are still on her)
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I hope to see the USS Milwaukee.

I can't wait ...

Neat Bookworm! I wonder how she differs from the USS Freedom. The USS Freedom stopped here in her maiden season. They demonstrated it by zooming around and shooting rooster tails really high while up on plane. It was very memorable. I was lucky enough to get aboard her too.
I hope the USS Milwaukee ...

Yes to a new ice breaker.
Yes to a new lock.
No to the dumping of steel.

The pole was rotting. The Akron Power Squadron has an annual team volunteer on the boat during fit out. The pole was brought in this spring by the APS. It fell in two pieces over the deck. All of the hardware was recovered and the two pieces were saved in order to make a replacement ...