Ahh, the crown jewel of the great lakes freight fleet in 2017, the Alpena, about to turn between Buoys 1 and 2. What's great about Sarnia is as the ships arrive, you'll have a chance to shoot both sides and often in great light as they turn quite a bit; and my 400mm lens got a good workout! I'm glad to have finally got a steamship on camera, in my years passed I don't think I managed to photograph one. A great looking ship, well maintained, as Neil Young would sing, long may she run.
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Caption: Ahh, the crown jewel of the great lakes freight fleet in 2017, the Alpena, about to turn between Buoys 1 and 2. What's great about Sarnia is as the ships arrive, you'll have a chance to shoot both sides and often in great light as they turn quite a bit; and my 400mm lens got a good workout! I'm glad to have finally got a steamship on camera, in my years passed I don't think I managed to photograph one. A great looking ship, well maintained, as Neil Young would sing, long may she run.

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Date: 10/9/2017 (search)
Company: Inland Lakes Management (search)
Ship Type: Bulk Carrier (search)
Propulsion: Steam (search)
Year Built: 1942 (search)
Country: Canada (search)
Length/Width: 519,67
Registry Cleveland OH (search)
Ship Name: Alpena (search)
Photo ID: 174
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6 Responses
  1. headtailgrep says:

    And I lied – turns out when I shot the Algoma Provider a few years back it was also steam turbine powered.. so I have two steam ships in my collection. Not too many, but glad to have ‘em.

  2. Peter Newman says:

    Wonderful image… amazing ship!

  3. mile27 says:

    Nice capture, Stephen. She’s everyone’s favourite.

  4. Marc Dease says:

    The north side of the water treatment plant right at the end of Fort St., in Point Edward.

  5. headtailgrep says:

    Was not familiar with the hill, but I’ve seen a few photos that seemed to indicate a higher vantage point. Where is it exactly?

  6. Marc Dease says:

    Nice Steve, I was up on the hill around the corner. It was a beautiful fall day.

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