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Some strong north winds on Lake Huron last week brought some serious waves crashing ashore. Here I caught the splash of the waves with the Hon. James L. Oberstar making the turn down bound at buoys 1 & 2.

Name:	Marc Dease
Company:	Interlake Steamshi…
Date:	7/29/2017
Ship:	Hon. Jmaes L. Ober…
Country:	Canada
Registry:	Wilmington, DL.

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Late evening light sees the Canadian Provider, downbound on the Welland Canal, exiting Lock 4.

Name:	Earl Minnis
Company:	Upper Lakes Shippi…
Date:	08/24/2008
Ship:	Canadian Provider
Country:	Canada
Registry:

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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.

Name:	Stephen C. Host
Company:	Inland Lakes Manag…
Date:	10/9/2017
Ship:	Alpena
Country:	Canada
Registry:	Cleveland OH

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Two classic Lakeboats from the Lower Lakes fleet layover in Sarnia, Ontario on Winter Layup. Crews performing maintenance on these beauties hopefully mean many more seasons to come - but who's waiting? Get them while you still can.

Name:	Stephen Host
Company:	Lower Lakes Towing…
Date:	02/11/2017
Ship:	Ojibway, Cuyahoga
Country:	Sarnia, Ontario C…
Registry:	Nanticoke

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Loading grain at Richardson ; Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Name:	Chris Wilson
Company:	Atlantska plovidba
Date:	09/13/2013
Ship:	MV Orsula
Country:	Canada
Registry:	Marshall Islands

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Mississagi sits at Bunge Oilseeds in Hamilton - across from Pier 11 of the Port of Hamilton.

Name:	Stephen C. Host
Company:	Lower Lakes Towing
Date:	12/22/2013
Ship:	Mississagi
Country:	Canada
Registry:	Nanticoke

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$Fednav\'s \"Federal Hunter\" passing under the Burlington Canal Lift Bridge. The Canal was established in 1826 and this bridge was built in 1962, and was built to carry a roadway and railway across it. The road has since been widened to four lanes.$

Name:	Stephen C. Host
Company:	FedNav Limited
Date:	04/16/2012
Ship:	Federal Hunter
Country:	Canada
Registry:	Hong Kong

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Cuyahoga sails downbound in lower Lakes Huron at Sarnia coming from the port of Goderich, Ontario earlier in the day likely with a load of salt from the Sifto mines there. Cuyahoga is one of three "maritime" class ships all built in 1943 sailing for Lower Lakes Towing although it is the last one with the "cruiser" stern type. One has to wonder how many more seasons they have under their belts with corrosive salt loads such as these..

Name:	Shaun Hinz
Company:	Lower Lakes Towing…
Date:	08/21/2013
Ship:	Cuyahoga
Country:	Canada
Registry:	Nanticoke

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While the wrap on GM's World Headquarters says "FIND NEW ROADS", the Kaye E. Barker follows a familiar path as she heads upbound on the Detroit River to load taconite in Marquette.

Name:	Earl Minnis
Company:	Interlake Steamshi…
Date:	06/14/2013
Ship:	Kaye E. Barker
Country:	Canada
Registry:	Cleveland Ohio

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Algoma Guardian (Front) and Algoma Montrealis (rear) are unloading ore at the Dofasco Dock in Burlington Bay. It has been said that Montrealis may have ran its last load into the Port of Hamilton and may be retired at the end of the shipping season.

Name:	Stephen C. Host
Company:	Algoma Central
Date:	11/30/2013
Ship:	Algoma Guardian, A…
Country:	Canada
Registry:	St. Catherines

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The Arthur M Anderson about to enter the St. Clair River at Sarnia, the Anderson has the distinction of beeing the last ship to be in contact with the "big Fitz" before it sank in Lake Superior in 1975. The Anderson is also one of three sister ships still sailing together with their original names since 1952 the others being Cason J. Callaway and Philip R. Clarke.

Name:	Shaun Hinz
Company:	Great Lakes Fleet
Date:	07/26/2013
Ship:	Arthur M. Anderson
Country:	Canada
Registry:	Duluth MN

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Loaded with Thunder Bay grain for Québec City, the Maritime Trader is downbound on the Detroit River at Windsor. She now works for Lower Lakes Towing out of Port Dover as the Manitoba.

Name:	Earl Minnis
Company:	Voyageur Marine Tr…
Date:	04/26/2010
Ship:	Maritime Trader
Country:	Canada
Registry:	Hamilton

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The 70 year old Manistee, destined for the Rouge in Detroit, is upbound on the Detroit River's Amherstburg Channel in early morning light.

Name:	Earl Minnis
Company:	Lower Lakes Transp…
Date:	07/18/2013
Ship:	Manistee
Country:	Canada
Registry:	Cleveland Ohio

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Built in 1963 at Canadian Vickers in Montreal for the Upper Lakes fleet as the Quebecois, the Algoma Quebecois, under the Algoma Central flag, sails downbound on the Detroit River for Quebec City. She was recently sent to the scrapper in Port Colborne. Another classic bites the dust.

Name:	Earl Minnis
Company:	Algoma Central Cor…
Date:	10/05/2012
Ship:	Algoma Quebecois
Country:	Canada
Registry:	Toronto

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Canada Steamship Lines's new Whitefish Bay enters the St. Clair river downbound at Sarnia. It's one of three new Trillium class vessels built in China for CSL.

Name:	Shaun Hinz
Company:	Canada Steamship L…
Date:	08/10/2013
Ship:	Whitefish Bay
Country:	Canada
Registry:

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Canadian Miner in Toronto during the 2009/2010 winter lay up. Photographed from the deck of the former Windoc.

Name:	Jay Brooks
Company:	Upper Lakes Shippi…
Date:	02/20/2010
Ship:	Canadian Miner
Country:	Canada
Registry:

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