Saginaw River Passages - August 1st

To start the month of August, there were two commercial deliveries to the Saginaw River. Monday morning saw the arrival of the H Lee White, calling on the Bay Aggregates dock in Bay City. After unloading, she was outbound for the lake during the late afternoon. A short time later, the tug Dorothy Ann, and her self unloading barge, Pathfinder, were inbound with a split cargo. The pair dropped part of their load at the Wirt Stone Dock in Bay City, then continued upriver to finish unloading at the Wirt Stone Dock in Saginaw. Dorothy Ann - Pathfinder were outbound early Tuesday morning.

Saginaw River Passages - July 23rd to July 30th

American Century called on the Saginaw River for the first time in 2016, arriving on Saturday, July 23rd, and unloading coal at the Consumers Energy dock in Essexville.  On July 25th, Manitowoc was back, unloading a cargo at the Lafarge Stone dock in Saginaw.  On July 26th, the tug Kimberly Anne, along with a spud barge/mud scow, arrived on the Saginaw River.  The pair tied up for the night just off the Bay Aggregates slip, then moved out into the Saginaw Bay, near the mouth of the Kawkawlin River to work.

Saginaw River Passage - July 21st

Manitowoc was inbound on the Saginaw River, Thursday evening, calling on the Wirt Stone Dock in Bay City. After unloading Sugar Stone, she turned off the dock and was outbound for the lake.

Manitowoc unloading at the Wirt Stone dock in Bay City

Tall Ships 2016 - Bay City, Michigan

The following are some of my favorite photos that I took during the 2016 Tall Ship Festival here in Bay City:

Saginaw River Passages - July 17th to 19th

The Saginaw River has had three commercial deliveries in the past few days. Alpena called on the Lafarge Cement Dock in Essexville, arriving early Sunday morning. She was followed by the tug Defiance, and her self unloading barge, Ashtabula, who called on the Bay Aggregates dock in Bay City. Tuesday morning saw the arrival of Mississagi, bringing in a split cargo for the Wirt Sand and Stone dock in Essexville and the Buena Vista Dock in Saginaw.

Mississagi inbound on the Saginaw River just above Cheboyganing Creek

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Saginaw River Passage - July 6th

Inbound on the Saginaw River Wednesday morning, the tug Undaunted, and her self unloading barge, Pere Marquette 41, called on the Port Fisher - Bay Aggregates dock in Bay City.  The pair finished their unload later in the day and were back outbound for the lake.

Saginaw River June Vessel Passages

For the month of June, there were 20 commercial vessel passages on the Saginaw River.  This is identical to June of 2015, and it is one passage above the five year average of 19.  For the total number of vessel passages year to date, there have been 38.  This is 7 less than the 45 recorded during the same time period last year, and it is two below the five year overage of 40 vessel passages.