Thursday, December 21, 2023

Saginaw River Passage - December 20, 2023

After spending Tuesday night out on Saginaw Bay, anchored off Caseville to wait for better conditions to make the trip in, Algoma Innovator was inbound on the Saginaw River Wednesday morning, calling on the Wirt Sand & Stone Fertilizer Terminal in Essexville. She finished her unload and was back outbound late Wednesday afternoon.








Sunday, December 17, 2023

Saginaw River Passage - December 16, 2023

Sam Laud inbound on the Saginaw River, passing through the Downtown Bay City area, on the way up to the Wirt Stone Dock in Saginaw to finish unloading. She had just dropped a partial cargo at the Wirt Stone Dock in Bay City.




Saturday, December 16, 2023

Saginaw River Passage - December 13, 2023 - Part 3

Here are a few more shots of Sam Laud outbound on the Saginaw River, December 13th, this time from ground level.






Friday, December 15, 2023

Saginaw River Passage - December 13, 2023 - Part 2

Sam Laud outbound on the Saginaw River at the Lake State Railway Bridge in Essexville, after unloading overnight in Saginaw.









Thursday, December 14, 2023

Saginaw River Passage - December 13, 2023 - Part 1

Olive L. Moore - Menominee, outbound the Saginaw River at the Lake State Railway Bridge in Essexville, on Wednesday, December 13th. The pair had arrived a few days earlier on the 11th to unload.










Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Saginaw River Passage - December 12, 2023

Calumet inbound on the Saginaw River at the Liberty Bridge, headed up to the GM Dock in Saginaw to unload. 






Saturday, December 9, 2023

Saginaw River Passage - December 9, 2023

Spartan - Spartan II on the Saginaw River Saturday morning, for their first visit of the season, calling on the Port Fisher Terminals Dock in Bay City.








Friday, December 8, 2023

Saginaw River Passage - December 8, 2023

Manitowoc outbound on the Saginaw River, just below the Zilwaukee Bridge, after unloading at the Wirt Stone Dock in Saginaw.







Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Saginaw River Passage - December 5, 2023

A little more than 12 hours after Alpena departed the Holcim Cement Dock in Essexville after unloading, Samuel de Champlain/Innovation were inbound on the Saginaw River to unload at Holcim as well. The pair were back outbound this morning around 8am.







Monday, December 4, 2023

Saginaw River Passage - December 4, 2023

Alpena, completing her turn in the Essexville Turning Basin, and headed outbound on the Saginaw River, past the Holcim Cement dock where she had been unloading overnight.