Robert S. Pierson was inbound Sunday morning, bringing a split load to the Saginaw River. She stopped first at the Wirt Sand & Stone Dock in Essexville, lightering there before continuing upriver to Saginaw, stopping at the ACE/Saginaw Paving - Crow Island Dock. Photos taken 8/30/26
G.L. Ostrander/Integrity were inbound on the Saginaw River, calling on the AmRize Cement Dock in Essexville to unload. The pair arrived Friday afternoon. Photos taken 8/28/26
For a change of scenery, I headed out to the mouth of the river to catch Olive L. Moore/Menominee inbound, passing the Dean Marine dredge, Louise, and tug, Megan J. Olive L. Moore/Menominee were headed in with a split load for the Port Fisher Terminals Dock in Bay City and the Burroughs North/GM Dock in Saginaw. The pair are leading the pack so far this season, with 14 visits to the Saginaw River. Photos taken 8/28/26
Olive L. Moore/Menominee outbound on the Saginaw River, Wednesday morning. The pair arrived Tuesday night, unloading at the Burroughs North Docks in Essexville and Zilwaukee. Once finished unloading, Olive L. Moore/Menominee backed down to the Airport Turning Basin, winding around and then headed outbound for the lake. Photos taken 8/26/26
Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder were also on the Saginaw River on Thursday, completing back-to-back visits. This trip, the pair stopped first at the Burroughs North - Essexville Dock to lighter, before heading up the Saginaw River to finish unloading at the Burroughs North - 1st Street Dock in Saginaw. They then turned at Sixth Street and were outbound for the lake. Photos taken 8/20/26
