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Yesterday, June 24 the Algoma Enterprise was heading for the Duluth Entry when a yacht broke down in the entry. The Algoma paused for a bit, and the Coast Guard came out and got the yacht out of the way, and followed the Algoma in with the yacht alongside, and towed it over to a nearby marina. See v...

The newer picture I think is looking upriver in the Duluth-Superior harbor. In the background is the (now) CN oredocks, and the picture was taken on the Superior side just west of the (now gone) Wisconsin drawbridge tracks. What probably happened is that the rail-cars were pushed too far down the tr...

Video of the Nathan S leaving Duluth, June 11 with Boom on the barge.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lr16UnlJbJM

Nathan S and barge at Fraser Shipyard in Superior, WI with boom loaded June 11.

Here is a shot of the AMA showing the tarps on the sides. Taken at Fraser Shipyards June 10, 2019

I think The Madeline Island Ferry Line of Bayfield, WI purchased the La Pointe last fall from somewhere down in the Gulf Coast area. On this delivery trip it came up Lake Michigan, so supposedly it came up the Mississippi River.

They have 4 ferries in their fleet now, so this is number 5.

I see the Gott is in the Port Terminal slip in Duluth, with the stern sitting high. Some repairs maybe ?

Here he is doing the turn back.

Utube video of the Anderson being towed out of it's storage dock.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AQ4kKK7Bmc

Looked at a video this morning on Duluthharborcam.com which shows the McCarthy being towed into Two Harbors by the G-Tug North Carolina. Did it have a breakdown of some sort?

Here is a picture showing the supposed locations of the various wrecks near the bridge.

This morning, with a stiff NE wind packing the ice in, there are 3 boats stuck just out of Duluth, the Mesabi Miner, the American Spirit, and the H Lee White. The USCG Alder is now heading out to get them moving.

Here is a MarineTraffic plot of the Mackinaw breaking out the oredocks in Two Harbors. The 2 vessels shown there are the tug Nels J and the Kaye Barker which entered after the Mackinaw was done breaking ice.

Interesting that the Mackinaw is breaking the ice out at the ore docks in Two Harbors, not just outside, but in where the boats go in to load. I thought there was a rule that says that the Coast Guard can't do this, but there evidently there are exceptions. Heritage has a tug there, but evidently it...

It was mentioned that the 3 icebreakers were the first through the Poe Lock this season. Actually the Tug Billmaier went through downbound earlier, probably to clear some ice out.

Noticed today that MarineTraffic AIS shows the Tug Billmaier kicking around at the upper end of the MacArthur lock. Is it actually breaking up the ice there, or is it just the AIS signal being erratic?

The Iver Bright is an Asphalt/Bitumen Tanker registered in the Netherlands. This saltie has been running between Detroit and Sarnia this winter. Curious why it would be doing this short run, rather than out in the ocean where you would expect it to be?

The ferry run to Madeline Island is now done for the season, and I think the ice road for cars and small trucks is now open. Here is a video from 2015 of the ice road.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_tDfye6Ffc

Carr's Hobby is at 2009 West Superior St. in Duluth's Lincoln Park neighborhood. their website is http://carrshobbies.com/

Here are a couple of shots of the Island Queen ferry coming into Bayfield, and also backing into the dock on Madeline Island. You can see that the lake is well iced over, other than the path kept open by the Island Queen and also the Nichevo II, which has been running as well.