Saginaw River Images: Saginaw River Winter Views

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Saginaw River Winter Views

With the recent warm temperatures, most of the Saginaw River is now free of ice and all open water, ready for the boats to start their travels up and down between her banks. Until then, here are some photos I took the last week of February 2013:

Tug Jill Marie on the blocks at Pier 7 Marina on Bay City's West side, near Veteran's Memorial Park

Stern view of the Jill Marie

Tug Kurt Luedtke along with a plethora of other Luedtke equipment in the old Defoe Shipbuilding Slip
just below the Liberty Bridge in Bay City

Tug Edwin Busch along barge STC 2004 at the Dow Chemical dock in Bay City

Tug Gregory J. Busch at the Dow Chemical Dock in Bay City

USS Edson - DD946 at her temporary moorings in Essexville at the Wirt Sand and Stone Dock

2 comments:

tugboathunterMarch 12, 2013 at 7:22 PM
I really like that last shot Todd! Can't wait for the season to start soon...
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MikoyanMarch 12, 2013 at 10:30 PM
I like the shot of the third tug.
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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.