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if you have this year's Know Your Ships you can read the story about the Barker's long salutes, which he reserves for family at Duluth, the Soo and DeTour. Capt Newland might not be on right now, or no family members were present when the vessel saluted.

Thanks to new volunteer Joshua Hebeisen the port reports will continue as they have in the past.

Yes, I hear these all the time on the St Marys

The Mac generally opens in early May when the tour boats start running

Yes, brash ice and some plate ice west of Gros Cap as well as some plate ice below Nine Mile. There has been a lot of traffic, so some boats have had to go to anchor to wait for their turn at the locks. Also, some vessels have been going to anchor for the night. There is no cutter assistance availab...

Hausen's post below captures the situation perfectly.

I don't think this forecast is going to be much help.

Badger staff.

Weather. Gale warnings are up. Wind closed the tracks through the ice.

Boatnerd has been working on this. No staff to do an overnight.

Capt. Abe Grogan, Chief Engineer Isaiah Majetich

From Wayne Elliott (scrapyard owner) Facebook page: "Expecting arrival of Manistee in Port Colborne next Monday" which would be the 28th. He previously said tug Beverly M 1 would be doing the tow. Watch for the tug on AIS (currently at Port Maitland). With that timetable I would expect the...

Jim is referring tho this story
https://boatnerd.com/boatnerd-news-march-12/

Note the round object above the pilothouse windows? Could this be an air horn of some kind.

Buckthorn is just a buoy tender. Does not have the HP or hull strengthening to break ice.

The other vessel is a Bethlehem maritimer such as Lehigh or Steelton. Slide may have been mounted backwards, here it is flipped.

Doesn't look like Burns Harbor

I enjoy the marine marts but it is often the same people selling the same stuff as the previous shows. Many of the older participants, such as Al Hart and Jim Hoffman, have passed on. Also, it is a lot of work to pack items up to take them to the marts, price them, and then bring them back home if n...

you may be thinking of the ferry arthur k atkinson which was scrapped at the Soo. The Viking was not scrapped there.

Thank you Denny. Very nice of you to say. She was a strong, smart and independent woman, a mother and a friend. I miss her.