Saginaw River Docks - Wirt Stone Dock Bay City

The final dock on the lower Saginaw River,before the long, twisting, trip upriver to Zilwaukee, is the Wirt Stone Dock. Located just above the Independence bridge in Bay City, it is one of the biggest and busiest docks on the Saginaw River. Last year, there were 36 cargo's dropped on the dock there. Back in 2005 when the economy was a little better, there were 51 cargo's delivered.


The dock is serviced by vessels from Lower Lakes, K&K, and Algoma primarily, with the odd load thrown in here and there from another company. Bay City Wirt sees a lot of partial unloads as a number of vessels drop part of their cargo in Bay City, before heading upriver to finish unloading at the Wirt Stone dock in Saginaw. This was especially true when water levels were down and the river was in desperate need of dredging.



Coming soon: Docks of the upper Saginaw River......