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Left: The
AuSable Point Lighthouse located along the shores of Lake
Superior near Grand Marais, Michigan on April 21, 2007.
Photographer: Keith Churill
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Photographer: Keith Churill
The stern of the
USCGC
Mackinaw moored at her new resting place in Mackinaw City,
Michigan on March 25, 2007. Now serving as a museum ship, she is
maintained in an operational stand-by condition. |
Photographer: Keith Churill
A cold, calm, January morning
looking at the lighthouse across the South Harbor and the old
ore dock in Marquette, MI.
(January 2007)
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Squeezing in some late shipping
season loads, the vessel
LEE H. TREGURTHA is setting up to take on a load of
taconite (iron ore) pellets on December 9, 2006. To help give
perspective of the size of these vessels and the ore dock, along the top
a line of hopper type train cars is visible.
Photographer: Keith Churill
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Photographer: Keith Churill
Delivering another load of coal to the Neenah Mill, the
“AMERICAN FORTITUDE” slipped into Munising Bay on the night of
October 08, 2006. She is seen here unloading on the calm
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Photographer: Keith Churill
Delivering
a load of coal to the Neenah Mill, the “AMERICAN FORTITUDE”
slipped into Munising Bay on the night of Wednesday August 30.
She is seen here in the photograph, sailing out of the harbor
on the tranquil waters of the following morning.
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Photographer: Keith Churill
The
"Middletown", passing Grand Island, after delivering a
load of coal in Munising Harbor May 25,2006
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Photographer: Keith Churill
A windy day on Lake Superior,
looking over the North end of Grand Island on March 19, 2006 |
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 Photographer: SMOKEY KLOSKOWSKI
Above:
The tug W.N TOWLAN with her barge load of
wood near Munising, MI. The Captain chose to take shelter
behind Grand Island on a rough Lake Superior day.
(February 2006 posting)
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Photographer: Keith W. Churill
The COURTNEY BURTON
in August of 2005, entering Lake St. Clair as she passes the South side of Seaway Island. |
Photographer: Keith W. Churill
Winter color of Lake Superior just outside
Munising Bay, January, 2006 |
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Photographer: Keith W. Churill
This photo captures the ALGORAIL
in August of 2005. She was entering the St. Clair Cut-off
Channel and passing a beach on the South side of Seaway Island. |
Photographer: Keith Churill
During the winter
lay-up things have been a bit slow ( and cold ) in the Great
Lakes so I thought of posting something from Costa Rica. This
is a view of the shoreline at the entrance to Puerto Limon on
March 7, 2004. It was a windy day with large swells rocking
the ships loaded with bananas and pineapples. |
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Photographer: Keith Churill
The
Algoeast stuck in the ice of the St. Clair River just
North of Algonac, MI on January 25, 2004. Recent below zero
temps followed by high winds breaking up Lake Huron's ice have
blocked passage with water levels in Lake St Clair dropping
quickly. |
Photographer: Micheal Mayhew
This picture was taken on
4-16-04 around 4 pm as the Cason J. Callaway was inbound with
a load of coal for the power plant in Green Bay WI. |
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Photographer: Keith Churill
Lake Superior and
Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Looking West along the Picture
Rocks National Lakeshore on an August afternoon. |
Photographer: Jeffrey Churill
The Detroit
City Fire Department paying their respects with the fireboat
Curtis Randolf in memory of mail boat Capt. Cathy
Mitchell Nasiatka of Algonac, MI. in September. |
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Photographer: Keith Churill
Work on the St.
Clair River begins - March 31, 2003 |
Photographer: Tim Wagner
Early morning off
Barbed Point on the Southwestern tip of Drummond Island |
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Photographer: Keith Churill
The Bristol Bay
breaking ice - March 03, 2003 |
Photographer: Keith Churill
Ice beginning to
break-up - February 02, 2003
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