Saginaw River Images: Saginaw River Passage - December 20, 2025: Samuel de Champlain/Innovation

Saturday, December 20, 2025

Saginaw River Passage - December 20, 2025: Samuel de Champlain/Innovation

Samuel de Champlain/Innovation arrived on the Saginaw River early Saturday morning, making the dock at Amrize Cement in Essexville to unload. She was assisted by the tug North Dakota, who only hours before had assisted Alpena from the same dock after unloading there. North Dakota has been busy on the Saginaw River the past few weeks, with two more boats still scheduled to arrive in the next few days. Photos taken 12/20/25.

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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.