Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Saginaw River Passages - April 29th

Herbert C. Jackson arrived on the Saginaw River late Tuesday night, with a split cargo for the Wirt Stone Docks in Bay City and Saginaw. The Jackson finished unloading Wednesday morning, turned in the Sixth Street Turning Basin, and was outbound for the lake on a rainy afternoon.

Olive L. Moore - Menominee arrived back on the Saginaw River Wednesday afternoon, passing the outbound Herbert C. Jackson in Essexville, near the Wirt Sand & Stone dock.  The Moore/Menominee called on the ACE Saginaw Paving/Buena Vista Dock in Saginaw to unload.





Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Saginaw River Passage - April 27th

Herbert C. Jackson arrived on the Saginaw River on Monday, to unload at the Wirt Sand and Stone dock in Essexville.  She completed her unload and was back outbound for the lake, late in the afternoon, backing down to the Bay Aggregates slip to turn before heading out.







Sunday, April 26, 2020

Saginaw River Passage - April 26th

Olive L. Moore - Menominee were back on the Saginaw River on Sunday, this time with a split cargo. The pair stopped at the Wirt Stone dock in Bay City to offload a partial cargo, then departed for the Wirt Stone Dock in Saginaw to finish unloading, heading upriver around 6:30pm.
Olive L. Moore - Menominee passing the USS Edson in Bay City





Saturday, April 25, 2020

Saginaw River Passage - April 25th

American Mariner arrived on the Saginaw River late Saturday afternoon, backing into the Port Fisher/Bay Aggregates slip in Bay City to unload.







Friday, April 24, 2020

Saginaw River Passage - April 24th

The tug Olive L. Moore, with her self-unloading barge, Menominee, arrived on the Saginaw River on Friday, marking their first visit of the season. The pair headed upriver to the Burroughs dock in Zilwaukee.





Thursday, April 23, 2020

Saginaw River Passage - April 23rd

The John J. Boland arrived on the Saginaw River early Thursday morning, backing into the Port Fisher/Bay Aggregates slip to unload. This is the first cargo to the Bay Aggregates dock this season.


Friday, April 17, 2020

Saginaw River Passage - April 17th

Mississagi was inbound on the Saginaw River Friday afternoon, headed upriver to a Saginaw area dock to unload.  Shown here at the Essexville Range Lights, this is her second visit to the Saginaw River this season.





Thursday, April 16, 2020

Saginaw River Passage - April 16th

Iver Bright was inbound on the Saginaw River, just after sunrise on Thursday morning. She was assisted by the tug Manitou, calling on the Bit-Mat dock in Bay City.







Sunday, April 12, 2020

Saginaw River Passage - April 12th

A gloomy Easter Sunday saw the arrival of the Robert S. Pierson to the Saginaw River. Traveling upriver to unload at the Sargent Dock in Zilwaukee, this was the Pierson's first visit to the Saginaw River since October 10, 2016, when they unloaded at the same dock.





Saturday, April 11, 2020

Saginaw River Passage - April 11th

Algoma Innovator was inbound on the Saginaw River, just after sunrise on Saturday morning. She was headed up to the North Star Fertilizer Dock in Essexville to unload.