Saginaw River Images

Sunday, April 3, 2022

Saginaw River Sunday - Best of 2008

Saginaw River Sunday!

Still anxiously waiting for the first vessel of the 2022 shipping season here on the Saginaw River, so today, while we wait, I am taking you back to the 2008 season. It was a sad year in that the classic E.M. Ford was towed from her longtime home at the Lafarge Cement Terminal in Carrolton and taken to the Soo to be scrapped. It is also sad to look back at these old photos and see how lazy and uninspired I have become with my photography. I used to put so much more effort into going to different locations along the river for different views, but now, it seems I take the easy route, using the same few locations for photos close to my home. I need to do better in 2022!

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Saginaw River - March 30th

Luedtke Engineering Co. tug Paul L. Luedtke, with Derrick Boat 16/Big Clyde, on the Saginaw River at Bay Harbor Marina.

Sunday, March 27, 2022

Saginaw River Sunday - Best of 2007

Saginaw River Sunday!

We are still waiting for the first vessel of the 2022 shipping season here on the Saginaw River, so today, I am taking you back to the 2007 season.  Some classics no longer with us.  Surprise visits by the Lee A. Tregurtha.  Dorothy Ann-Pathfinder unloading coat at Consumers Energy.  Oglebay Norton vessels being sold and their stacks being painted in American Steamship Company and Liberty Steamship Company colors.....

Sunday, March 13, 2022

Saginaw River Sunday - Best of December 2021

Saginaw River Sunday!

Here is the last of 2021 in review, with some of my favorites from December.  It was a slow month for vessel passages, but hopefully soon I will be posting new photos from the 2022 season!

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.