Arriving on the Saginaw River yesterday morning around 8am, Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder stopped at the Wirt Sand & Stone Dock in Essexville and remained there overnight. This morning, the pair traveled upriver to the Wirt Stone Dock in Bay City to finish unloading, departing late afternoon. Photos taken 9/25/2026 at the Wirt Stone Dock in Bay City.
The tug Edward H. and the Tug Megan J., along with the dredge Louise all left the Saginaw River yesterday, departing after completing a dredging contract for the Saginaw River Entrance Channel this summer. Arriving on July 16th, the crew dredged from the Confined Disposal Island, inbound to the Front Range, over 7,000 feet of shipping channel. What was interesting for this project was that due to the close proximity of the CDF, instead of loading the spoils into a mud scow like we normally see on the Saginaw River, they were pumped from the suction dredge, directly to the CDF island by dredge pipe. Photos taken 9/24/26 just before they departed the Port Fisher Terminals Dock in Bay City.
Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder arrived on the Saginaw River, gliding to the Wirt Sand & Stone Dock in Essexville on glass smooth water this morning. The pair passed the tugs Edward H and Megan J., who were preparing the depart the Saginaw River with all of the dredging equipment they arrived here with on July 16th to begin a dredging project. Photos taken 9/24/26
Wednesday saw Calumet back on the Saginaw River for her second consecutive trip, this time stopping at the Burroughs North - Essexville Dock to lighter, then heading up to Saginaw to finish unloading at the Wirt Stone Dock. Thankfully, the sun was out this trip and I was able to get some shots of her coming off Saginaw Bay at the Front Range. Photos taken 9/23/26
For the third and final installment of my chase of Saginaw up the Saginaw River, we find her at her destination, the Sargent Docks & Terminal in Zilwaukee, unloading her load of road salt from Goderich, ON. Photos taken 9/19/26
