And the Main Attraction

 And this the ship I was waiting for.

It's been over a year since I've seen her.  She only went out a few times last year and then they laid her up.

They pulled her out of layup and she is sailing again.

But I heard a rumor that this might be her last year but you never know.

She is one of my favorites because many people think she's ugly.

I think she is unique looking.

She was coming down from Thunder Bay after a layup in Meldrum Bay.

It looks like she was recently painted though.

So maybe I will see her again a few more times.

I hope so.

She was heading to Hamilton.

I'm not sure what she was carrying.

The J.W. Westcott goes out to visit her.

The Westcott travels along her side.

The Westcott pulling away.

I like this shot.

The Detroit River has a nice shade of blue.

Two classics.

The beam shot.

She heads away.

Going down the Detroit River.

heading for another Bridge.

And then I switched to my normal camera for the mostly stern shot.

My last picture of the day but I hope its not my last picture of her.

Catching the CSL Assiniboine

This is one of the ships I hoped to catch but not the ship I was heading down to Detroit for.

The CSL Assiniboine was coming down from Thunder Bay, I think.  Her last destination is listed as the Soo but that always happens with ships that come from above the Soo.

She was heading to Quebec City.

I'm not sure what she was carrying though.

I do like her looks.

Especially the red hull.

But like many of her fleetmates, she looks pretty rough.

But Canadian ships usually go through more locks and sometimes they end up in the brackish waters.

Both things are rough on ships.

But she doesn't look too bad.

A sailboat passes her.

The almost beam shot.  I liked the looks of the clouds behind her.

She continues down the river.

One more shot.
 

An Antique Boat Parade

I decided to head down to Detroit this evening.  I was hoping to catch a ship.  I decided to head over to Belle Isle.

As I was waiting for my ship to appear, I saw a parade of these boats.  I think this one was a Chris Craft.  These were built in St. Clair, Michigan.

This one was a Lyman Boat.  The Lyman Boat works were founded in 1875 by the Lyman Brothers.  The boat works were in Cleveland, Ohio and Sandusky, Ohio.  These boats had a reputation for handling the rugged chop of Lake Erie fairly well.  Their reputation has spread beyond the Great Lakes.

There is a factory dedicated to their restoration.
 

The Middle Act

 It didn't take too long for the next ship to appear.

I think the AlgoCanada was coming up from Nanticoke.

I'm not sure what petroleum products she delivers there, but that is what she delivers.

She is heading back to Sarnia where she will pick up her next load.

She will likely take it to Nanticoke.

Or she might take it up to Sault Ste. Marie, Canada.

Those are pretty much the routes she takes.

I like that this has a relatively clean background.

The church.

I'm not sure what this building is, I think it might have been a power station.

She passes.

One more shot.