Saginaw River Images: Saginaw River Docks

Monday, March 22, 2010

Saginaw River Docks - North Star Dock

Just upstream from Wirt Sand and Stone in Essexville and sharing the same dock space is the North Star fertilizer dock. Mainly serviced by boats from Algoma or Upper Lakes, the large covered domes here hold potash delivered through unloading holes at the top of the structures.

In 2009, there were two deliveries to North Star. This is down from the average of five per season. The boats are able to turn off the dock here in what is known as the Essexville turning basin. It is positioned between the North Star and Sand & Stone docks and across from the Dow Chemical dock.

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Following the boats of the Saginaw River and Great Lakes

Here is a little background on my history with the boats: I have been an avid photographer and follower of the big lake freighters that carry their cargoes between the ports of the Great Lakes. During that time, a number of my photos have been used by various shipping companies and in publications from the U.S. Coast Guard, Lake Carriers Association, the Marine Legal Review, and in the annual boatwatchers bible, "Know Your Ships". I also report news and vessel passage information from the Saginaw River to both Boatnerd.com and to the local newspaper, The Bay City Times, and have been fortunate enough to have had the honor of being aboard and taking a trip on a Great Lakes Freighter. I am also a licensed U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner, Captain and deckhand for the Bay City Boat Lines, and a Deckhand for Malcom Marine, Inc.

In this blog, you will see information on the vessels that ply the waters of the Saginaw River, photos, and vessel passage information. I hope that you will enjoy what is posted here.