The Algonorth Makes an Appearance

 Next I headed up to Port Huron.  I was hoping that I would catch the Frontenac again.

As I was there, I noticed that there was another ship coming down.

When I started the day, this ship was sitting in the anchorage just north of Port Huron.

Sometimes they stay there because they are waiting for a pilot.

Sometimes they are there because they are waiting out storms on Lake Huron.

Oftentimes, they are waiting there because they are waiting for a place to dock in Sarnia.

That was the case this time.

I think these are the colors of the company that owned her before Algoma bought her.  I think at some point, she is going to be painted in Algoma colors.

I think she is like the other Algoma tankers in that she makes runs between Sarnia, Sault Ste Marie and Nanticoke.

I think she was coming down from Sault Ste Marie this time.

Anyway, she is nice to see because she brings a different color to the Lakes.

And one of the reasons why I like the drone.

She passes by.

And a shot as she continues down the river.

Catching the Herbert C. Jackson

 This is the second time that I've caught the Jackson this season.

It seems that she has been making a number of stone runs this year.  I think she was coming down from 

Stoneport on this run.  You can see the dust from the stone on her side.

She was heading down to the Rouge River but I'm not sure if she was heading to a point on the Rouge River or the steel mill.

I suppose either would make sense as they sometimes use limestone in the steel making process.

She passes by.

From this point, she is about 4 hours until she reaches the tip of Belle Isle.

From there it is roughly another two hours to her destination on the Rouge River.

She continues down the river.

Next Up...the Harbour First

 I thought this ship was a new visitor to this blog but it turns out that was not the case.

After the Frontenac, I headed up to St. Clair because I wanted to catch the Tregurtha again.  As you can see from this picture, I didn't make it in time.

I did make it in time for this ship but there was another ship that I was hoping to catch.

As I was taking these pictures, I realized that she must have passed.

But I was here, so I took a couple more pictures.

I love the different colors the salties bring to the game.

I headed back to Marine City to catch the next ship and these pictures are after that one but I like to keep my ship pictures together.

She was heading down from Sarnia and I think she had a load of chemicals.

She was heading to Montreal and I think that might have been an intermediate point.

As I type this post, she is currently at anchor in Montreal.

I'm not sure if that is because she is coming back this way or continuing on to the ocean.

There are a couple salties that only spend their time in the St. Lawrence Seaway.

This might be one of those.

Well, I will just enjoy this ship.

And then I switched to the drone.

I love the look of these ships from the air.

The almost beam shot.

If I remember correctly, Montreal is about 4 days from this point.

She will make a pilot change in Detroit.  Then another when she reaches the Welland Canal.  There is another change when she leaves the Welland.  I'm not sure if there is another when she reaches the other side of Lake Ontario.  I imagine there is.  Anyway, enjoy the picture for now.

Getting the Frontenac

 And this is the ship that I wanted to catch.

The Frontenac is one of the last Canadian built classic lakers.

There are currently three Canadian built classic lakers and they are the John D. Leitch, the CSL Tadoussac  and this one.

Of the three, I like this one the best because she is the most classic looking.

The John D. Leitch has the odd looking pilothouse but she is a cool looking ship.

The CSL Tadoussac has the side tanks on her hull but those give her a cool wake.

Like I said, this one looks the most like a classic laker.

One more shot with a normal camera before switching the drone.

I should have tried to move the drone to the other side of the river, but I think I might have been shooting even more in to the sun.  This is one of my complaints with shooting from here.

She does give off nice lines.

I love the extra dimension I get with the drone.

She moves on.

I believe she was also heading up to Superior but I'm not sure what she was picking up.

I think she might have been picking up iron ore because I think her next trip was to Nanticoke.

Catching the Paul R. Tregurtha Again

 On Sunday, my dad came down and we ended up going boatwatching.  There were a few ships that were passing that day.

We went up to Marine City first.  There is a little boat launch just south of town where you can get a good view of upbound ships.   I wasn't sure I was going to catch this one but I wanted to make sure I caught the next ship.

The Paul R. Tregurtha was heading back up to the Midwest Energy Terminal to pick up more coal.

She had finished delivering her load to Monroe and was now heading back.

I didn't have time to get her with my normal camera and I barely had time to catch her with my drone.

But the drone pictures kind of worked.

She continues her way up.

The St. Clair River looks about as a blue as the Detroit River and I think it moves just as quickly.  I know that I wouldn't want to fall in either river.