Saginaw River Passages - August 23rd

The tanker Chem Norma arrived on the Saginaw River Sunday afternoon, calling on the Port Fisher Fertilizer dock in Bay City to unload.  She was assisted by the tug Manitou.

Chem Norma unloading at the Port Fisher Fertilizer dock 

Manitou headed upriver to pick up a mud scow in Saginaw

Manitou delivering the mud scow to the Lararge Cement terminal in Essexville

Saginaw river Passages - August 16th & 17th

The H. Lee White called on the Saginaw River early Sunday morning, unloading at 
the Bay Aggregates dock in Bay City.  Later in the morning, American Courage was 
inbound with a split cargo.  She dropped a partial load at the Wirt Stone dock in Bay City, 
then continued upriver to finish unloading at the Wirt Stone dock in Saginaw.  The third 
vessel of Sunday, Algoway, arrived and traveled up to the Sargent dock in Zilwaukee to 
unload salt.  The H. Lee White was outbound later on Sunday, with the American Courage 
and Algoway both outbound early Monday morning.

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Algoway outbound at the Lake State Railway Bridge

American Courage outbound at Smith Park in Essexville

Saginaw River Passages - July 16th to July 25th

Since my last post, there have been a number of vessels calling on the Saginaw River:

July 16:
-Undaunted - Pere Marquette 41 unloading at the Bay Aggregates dock in Bay City.

July 17:
-Olive L. Moore - Lewis J. Kuber unloading a split cargo for the Bay City and Saginaw Wirt Stone  docks.

July 20:
-H. Lee White unloading at the Burroughs North dock in Essexville.

-Olive L. Moore - Lewis J. Kuber unloading a split cargo for the Bay City and Saginaw Wirt Stone  docks.

July 22:
-Indiana Harbor unloading at the consumers energy dock in Essexville

July 23:
-Manitowoc unloading a split cargo at Bay Aggregates in Bay City and the Buena Vista dock in Saginaw.

-Olive L. Moore - Lewis J. Kuber unloading a split cargo at Bay Aggregates in Bay City and the Buena Vista dock in Saginaw.

July 25:
Manitowoc unloading a split cargo for the Bay City and Saginaw Wirt Stone docks.

Manitowoc preparing to depart the Bay City Wirt Stone dock

Olive L. Moore - Lewis J. Kuber unloading at the Bay City Wirt Stone dock

Stormy weather headed for the Princess Wenonah

Manitowoc at Bay City Wirt

Bay City Boat Lines Vessels

Saginaw River Passages - July 11th - 14th

The G.L. Ostrander, and her cement barge, Integrity, called on the Lafarge Cement dock in Essexville on Saturday.  The pair were outbound for the lake on Sunday, after unloading.  Monday saw the arrival of Mississagi, who traveled up to the Sargent dock in Zilwaukee to unload.  She was outbound early Tuesday morning.

Saginaw River Passage - July 8th

Indiana Harbor was inbound Wednesday morning, calling on the Consumers Energy dock in Essexville.  She was expected to be outbound later in the evening, backing out to the area of Light 12 in the Saginaw Bay to turn, and head for the lake.

Indiana Harbor at Consumers Energy in Essexville

Saginaw River Passages - July 4th - 7th

The Olive L. Moore - Lewis J. Kuber arrived on the Saginaw River on July 4th.  The pair waited at the Essexville Sand & Stone dock for the Bay City Fireworks Celebration to end and for the security zone on the Saginaw River to be lifted.  They then unloaded at the Bay City and Saginaw Wirt Stone docks.  On July 5th, Algorail arrived to unload at the Buena Vista dock in Saginaw, and on July 7th, the Olive L. Moore - Lewis J. Kuber were back again, this time unloading at the Lafarge Stone dock in Saginaw.