Here are some additional photos of the tug Donald J. Sarter with the tug North Dakota in a hip tow, heading out of the Saginaw River at Liberty Bridge. The pair were bound for the Great Lakes Towing yard in Cleveland, OH for North Dakota to get some TLC and maintenance. Photos taken 8/19/26
Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41 on the Saginaw River, loading gypsum at the Sargent Docks and Terminal in Zilwaukee. The pair had earlier unloaded at Port Fisher in Bay City for Bay Aggregates, before heading upriver to take on an outbound cargo. Photos taken 8/19/26
The Great Lakes Towing Company tug, Donald J. Sarter, arrived on the Saginaw River late Tuesday night, traveling up to the old Lafarge Cement Dock in Carrollton where her fleet mate, North Dakota, resides. Her crew began prepping North Dakota for a tow back to the Great Lakes Towing facility in Cleveland, OH for some work and TLC. Understandable for a tug 116 years old. It is sounding like once the work is complete on North Dakota, she will return to the Saginaw River to resume her duties, but until then, no tug will be stationed here. Photos taken 8/19/26
Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41 arrived on the Saginaw River around 4pm Tuesday afternoon, making the turn into the slip at Port Fisher to unload for Bay Aggregates. Once unloaded, she departed the slip and continued up the Saginaw River to Zilwaukee, stopping at the Sargent Docks & Terminal to load Gypsum to be delivered in Green Bay, WI. Photos and videos of her at Sargent loading will be coming later in the week, so keep an eye out. There photos were taken 8/18/26
Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder were inbound on the Saginaw River Monday evening with product for three different docks. The pair stopped first at the Burroughs North - Essexville Dock for a partial unload, then continued to the upper river. Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder then unloaded at the Wirt Stone Dock in Saginaw, before moving up to the Burroughs North/GM Dock in Saginaw to finish unloading. Once finished, they turned in the basin at Sixth Street and were outbound Tuesday morning. Photos Taken 8/18/26
Dean Marine & Excavating crews continuing their work in the Saginaw River Entrance Channel, between the Confined Disposal Island and the Front Range. The dredge Louise and tug Megan J. are slowly working their way inbound and adding sections of dredge pipe as they head away from the disposal island. You can see in to close up photos of the tug Megan J and her barge, they are fusing two sections of pipe together to continue pumping spoils to the CDF Island. Photos taken 8/17/26
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