Saginaw River Passage - May 31st

The Stephen B. Roman was inbound on the Saginaw River, traveling to the Essroc Cement Terminal in Essexville on Thursday. She was expected to be outbound Friday morning.

West Shore

West Shore on May 29th, between the Veteran's Memorial and Liberty Bridges, in Downtown Bay City. She is preparing to depart Bay City for the lake Thank you to Ed Cotto for the photo

Saginaw River Passages - May 29th

The tug Olive L. Moore and her barge, Lewis J. Kuber, arrived on the Saginaw River late Tuesday evening. The pair called on the Lafarge Stone Dock in Essexville to unload. Outbound on Tuesday, under sunny skies, was the former car ferry West Shore. Recently purchased by Star Line Ferries, from the Bay City Boat Line, West Shore was headed north to be prepped and begin service to Mackinac Island hauling freight. West Shore is a near sister to the Bay City Boat Lines vessel, Princess Wenonah, and for the past number of years has sat at the dock, inactive. The 65' West Shore was bulit in 1947 for the Miller Boat Line for service to the Bass Islands, before being sold to the Bay City Boat Line, and now the Star Line.

Saginaw River Passages - May 27th & 28th

Sunday saw the arrival of two vessels on the Saginaw River. Olive L. Moore - Lewis J. Kuber arrived with a split cargo for the Bay City and Saginaw Wirt Stone Docks. After unloading, the pair were outbound for the lake late Sunday night. Algorail headed upriver later on Sunday, unloading at the GM Dock in Saginaw. She was outbound Monday morning.

Saginaw River Passages - May 25th

Traffic remained steady on the Saginaw River, as three vessels called on various docks during the day Friday. Algorail led the parade, traveling upriver to unload at the Sargent dock in Zilwaukee. She was followed by Mississagi, who stopped briefly at the Bay Aggregates dock, before traveling up to the Wirt Stone dock in Bay City. Last in was the Olive L. Moore - Lewis J. Kuber, who called on the Bay Aggregates dock in Bay City. Mississagi was outbound early Friday evening, with the Algorail and Moore-Kuber expected to be outbound late Friday evening.

Saginaw River Passage - May 23rd & 24th

Manistee was inbound the Saginaw River on Wednesday, carrying a split cargo. She unloaded a partial load at the Lafarge Stone dock in Essexville before traveling upriver to finish her unload at the Lafarge Stone dock in Saginaw. Manistee was outbound Thursday morning. After unloading at the Sargent dock in Zilwaukee, Algorail was outbound for the lake Wednesday night headed for the lake. Thursday morning saw the arrival of Algoway, traveling upriver to unload at the Sargent dock in Zilwaukee. She completed her unload as was outbound for the lake Thursday night. The Canadian Coast Guard vessel Limnos spent the day out in the Saginaw Bay.

Algorail outbound at Veteran's Memorial Bridge

Algoway inbound at Cass Avenue

Manistee outbound nearing at Liberty Bridge

Algorail outbound approaching Liberty Bridge

Manistee outbound approaching Wheeler's Landing

Saginaw River Passages - May 23rd

The H. Lee White made a rare appearence on the Saginaw River, early Wednesday morning. Calling on the Bay Aggregates Dock in Bay City, she backed into the slip and was unloading there early in the afternoon. Also arriving Wednesday morning was the Algorail, who traveled upriver to unload at the Sargent Dock in Zilwaukee. Both vessels are expected to be outbound for the lake later in the day.