Samuel de Champlain/Innovation were back on the Saginaw River Monday afternoon, calling on the Amrize Cement Dock in Essexville to unload. Once finished, the pair waited for the Algoma Compass to clear outbound, then went up to the Essexville Turning Basin, winded around and headed outbound for the lake at sunset. Photos taken 6/15/26
For the final post of Algoma Compass, she is outbound on the Saginaw River, setting up the "triple" passing between Defiance/Ashtabula, unloading in the slip at Port Fisher, and Samuel de Champlain/Innovation, preparing to depart Amrize Cement and head for the Essexville Turning Basin. Photos taken 6/15/2026.
Part 3 of Algoma Compass heading up the Saginaw River catches her at the Veteran's Memorial Bridge in Bay City. She can be seen passing my old boat, Princess Wenonah, tied up at her home dock in Wenonah Park. Photos taken 6/15/26.
This second series of photos show Algoma Compass upbound on the Saginaw River at the Liberty and Huron & Eastern Railway bridges, headed upriver to Saginaw. Photos taken 6/15/26
Algoma Compass traveled up the Saginaw River on Monday, delivering a split cargo to the Wirt Sand & Stone Dock in Essexville and the Burroughs North/1st Street Dock in Saginaw. She turned in the Sixth Street Basin and was outbound for the lake Monday evening. This first set of photos shows Algoma Compass passing the USS Edson in Bay City at Independence Bridge. There was an added bonus of "sea smoke" on the Saginaw River at this time. Photos taken 6/15/26
I have a ton of photos to go through and post from Monday. I was able to follow Algoma Compass up through all three operating Bay City Drawbridges photographing at each location. I was also able to get shots of the "triple" last night, with Algoma Compass passing Defiance/Ashtabula unloading at Bay Aggregates and Samuel de Champlain/Innovation across the river unloading at Amrize Cement. I also captured Samuel de Champlain turning in the Essexville basin at sunset. All of these photos will be posted over the next few days.
Making their third consecutive visit to the Saginaw River, Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder backed down from the Burroughs North/Zilwaukee Dock, turning in the Airport Turning Basin and heading for the lake Sunday afternoon. The pair had also delivered to the Wirt Stone Dock in Bay City for the first part of their split load on this trip. Photos taken 6/14/26
Back for their second trip in a row, Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder arrived on the Saginaw River Thursday evening, with product for three different docks. The pair unloaded first at the Wirt Stone Dock in Bay City, followed by the Burroughs North/GM Dock in Saginaw, and lastly at the Burroughs North/1st Street Dock in Saginaw. Dorothy Ann/Pathfinder were outbound for the lake late Friday afternoon. Photos 6/12/26.
