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A photo-editing program gave me the "shot" that I had hoped for (but never got) when both the old and new Mackinaws were in Menominee on Dec. 7. (This is a compilation of two different photos)

The (old) USCG Mackinaw was in Menominee Dec. 7. It was moored at the Menominee North Pier Lighthouse pier and was open for tours from noon until 5 p.m. today. (Shown here about a half hour before the tours begin)

Click here to tour the Old Mackinaw.


ALSO - The (new) Mackinaw was open for public tours on Dec. 7 during the same hours at the K & K Warehouse dock in Menominee. Unfortunately, it was not feasible to have both ships in the same location, as they (probably) didn't want to have to come through the Ogden Street Bridge, which closed seasonal, full-time operation a couple weeks ago. It sounds like both ships will depart Menominee on Dec. 8 (when the bridge will have to be opened for the (new) Mackinaw to depart).

Click here to tour the New Mackinaw AND for photos of her departure on Dec. 8.



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This photo gallery will be presented in chronological order (rather than alphabetical order by ship name)

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Ships Featured On This Page: Agawa Canyon, Algorail, Algoway, John R. Asher, USCG Biscayne Bay, Calumet, Calypso, D & S (fish tug - added on Aug. 26, 2009), Amelia Desgagnes, Carolyn (fish tug - added Aug. 26, 2009), Catherine Desgagnes, Cedarglen, Chios Pride, Jimmy L, Joseph H (fish tug), Joseph R (fish tug - added on Aug. 26, 2009), Kenosha (U.S.A.C.E. tug), Erika Kobasic, Krystal, Kwintebank, Liberty (fish tug), (old) USCG Mackinaw (WAGB-83), (new) USCG Mackinaw (WLBB-30), Maumee, Luella May (fish tug), McKee Sons, USCG Mobile Bay, PEP (fish tug), Pere Marquette 41, Picket Bay (fish tug), Carla Anne Selvick, Something Fishy (fish tug), Spirit of America, State of Michigan, Art Swaer VII (fish tug), Vancouverborg, Vechtborg, Victoriaborg, Viking I, Virginiaborg, Vlieborg, Vlistborg



Newest photos are at the bottom of the page - Click Here To Go There


Erika Kobasic - Basic Marine's tug was the first vessel to visit Menominee/Marinette for 2005 when she stopped at Marinette Fuel & Dock on January 19 to lay over between ports of call.

USCG Mackinaw (2) - The new Coast Guard icebreaker Mackinaw (2) is at the launch position at Marinette Marine on March 18. Here the pilothouse is being lowered aboard the new ship. - For more information about the new icebreaker CLICK HERE
USCG Mackinaw (2) - Close-up of the pilothouse
USCG Mackinaw (2) - Close-up of the bow - note that the "waterline" (where the black paint on the hull begins) is at 18-ft.
USCG Mackinaw (2) - The pilothouse is almost in place
USCG Mackinaw (2) - Stern with the new "Azimuthing Propulsion Units"

USCG Mackinaw (2) - Late in the afternoon the pilothouse is now in place
USCG Mackinaw (2) - Bow view on March 20
USCG Mackinaw (2) - Slightly different bow view
USCG Mackinaw (2) - Broadside view
USCG Mackinaw (2) - Stern view

USCG Mackinaw (2) & USCG Biscayne Bay - USCG Biscayne Bay breaks ice in front of Marinette Marine on March 20
USCG Mackinaw (2) & USCG Biscayne Bay - USCG Biscayne Bay is finished (for now) breaking ice near the launch area
USCG Biscayne Bay - Heads back down the Menominee River after breaking ice near Marinette Marine
USCG Biscayne Bay - Broadside view
USCG Biscayne Bay - Bow view approaching Ogden Street Bridge

USCG Biscayne Bay - Stern view after passing through the bridge
USCG Mackinaw (2) - Bow view at Marinette Marine on March 22 with the new Hornbeck Barge and Staten Island Ferry Spirit of America
USCG Mackinaw (2) - With Viking I (at K&K Warehouse Dock), Hornbeck Barge and Spirit of America
USCG Mackinaw (2) - Stern/side view
USCG Mackinaw (2) - Stern/side view with smokestack now attached on March 23

USCG Mackinaw (2) - Another view from astern
USCG Mackinaw (2) - Close-up of pilothouse and stack rising above a building at Marinette Marine
USCG Mackinaw (2) - Looking good on Easter Sunday
USCG Mackinaw (2) - Side view on March 27
USCG Mackinaw (2) - Stern view from the Interstate Bridge Project site

Erika Kobasic - The Erika Kobasic arrived at Marinette Marine on the afternoon of March 29 to break ice in preparation for Saturday's launch of the new USCG Mackinaw (2)
Erika Kobasic - The Erika Kobasic in front of the USCG Mackinaw (2)
USCG Mackinaw (2) - Stern view all decked out on April 1 for tomorrow's launch
USCG Mackinaw (2) - Side view with banners flying the day before the launch
USCG Mackinaw (2) - On the ways prior to launch on April 2

USCG Mackinaw (2) - Shortly after launch on April 2 (I really messed up this launch! I was waiting for the christening, and couldn't see anyone on the platform. Then, all of a sudden the ship is on its way into the water and I was caught completely off-guard) :O(!!!
USCG Mackinaw (2) - Still shaking water off her decks
USCG Mackinaw (2) - Another view
USCG Mackinaw (2) - At Marinette Marine in the afternoon after the launch


Special Guest Photo Gallery - New Mackinaw Launch


Since I really messed up on getting photos of the launch, I am happy to step out of the spotlight for a little while and do something I don't usually do ... Several people have come forward with photos of the launch and were kind enough to give me permission to use them on this site. I would therefore like to say a sincere heart-felt "THANK YOU" to Mr. & Mrs. Jon (Kathy) Cappel of Arkdale, WI, Mr. Bob Page of Gladstone, MI, and Mr. Scott Best of Menominee, MI for the following presentation:

 Photos by Mr. & Mrs. Jon (Kathy) Cappel:

(Bow views) - On the ways just prior to launch
Over she goes
...And SPLASH!
Further over on her side

Righting herself
...And rocking back the other way
...And the other way again
Just about through rolling

(Stern views) - Splashdown!
Almost disappearing behind a wall of water
Righting herself as a wave surges across the river
Rolling a bit as the wave continues

Photo by Mr. Scott Best:

Side view of splashdown

Photos by Mr. Bob Page:

On the ways from the Marinette Marine side
Splashdown from the Marinette Marine side


THANK YOU EVERYONE!!!


Menominee North Pier Lighthouse - Ice shoves are piling up on April 6
Pere Marquette 41 - Marinette's first commercial visitor of 2005, Pere Marquette 41, entered the Menominee River harbor about 2 p.m. (CDT) on April 8 with a load of pig iron for Marinette Fuel & Dock.
Pere Marquette 41 - Close-up of the tug Undaunted, which pushes the Pere Marquette 41 barge
Pere Marquette 41 - At Marinette Fuel & Dock a backhoe dumps a load of pig iron into a hopper
Pere Marquette 41 - Close-up of the backhoe dumping pig iron into the hopper

Pere Marquette 41 - A front-end loader also drops pig iron into the hopper while a crewmember waters down the pig iron (probably to keep the dust down)
Pere Marquette 41 - The hopper feeds a moveable conveyor (aboard the barge) which is used to transfer the pig iron to the dock
Pere Marquette 41 - That's a Bobcat pushing pig iron around in back of the water sprinkler. It will come into play more as the barge empties, pushing the little remaining loose pig iron into a pile so the backhoe's bucket can handle it more efficiently.
Pere Marquette 41 - stern view of the action
Calypso - The Calypso became Marinette's first foreign visitor when it arrived on April 16 with a load of Brazilian pig iron destined for Marinette Fuel & Dock. This ship last visited Marinette in 2003 under the name "Adimon".

Calypso - Passing Menominee North Pier Lighthouse
USCG boat - The Coast Guard was on hand to make sure that the many fishermen in their small boats stayed out of the way of the ship and tugs
Calypso - Close-up inside the piers
Calypso - Close-up of the stack
Calypso - Making the turn into the harbor with the Selvick tugs Jimmy L (at the bow) and William C. Selvick (astern) in attendance

Calypso - Berthed alongside the William H. Donner unloading on April 17 with the Catherine Desgagnes in the distance
Calypso - Cranes aboard the Donner drop a load of pig iron onto the dock using electro-magnets
Catherine Desgagnes - Anchored in the bay of Green Bay waiting for the Calypso to depart, which probably won't be until Tuesday or Wednesday ... lonely duty out there for a few days
Viking I - The old carferry has been moved across the Menominee River to the old Ansul Dock on April 19
Viking I - Stern view at the Ansul Dock in Marinette, WI

Viking I - Wide-angle stern view at the Ansul Dock
Catherine Desgagnes - Finally in port on Wednesday (April 20) to unload pig iron at Marinette Fuel & Dock after being at anchor in the bay of Green Bay since Sunday
USCG Mobile Bay - The Coast Guard was out working "Aids To Navigation" (ATON) in the bay of Green Bay off Menominee on April 21.
U. S. A. C. E. - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers tug and barges heading up-river after dredging the area where the Chios Pride grounded late last year
U. S. A. C. E. - Barge "BC-6561" carrying sand that was dredged from the mouth of the river

U. S. A. C. E. - Tug "Kenosha" docked in the Menominee River after dredging was completed for the day
U. S. Navy Vessel - This vessel entered the Menominee River on the afternoon of April 28 and proceeded to dock at Marinette Marine
U. S. Navy Vessel - Stern view of this vessel. As I understand it - This is apparently an updated version of the old navy landing craft. There are several differently configured "modular" vessels that can be grouped together in various configurations and operated as an "integrated" vessel as needed for a specific operation. This (and similar) vessel was built at Marinette Marine. Anyone with more knowledge of these vessels, please e-mail me or drop a line in the Guestbook on this site. Thank you.
McKee Sons - Unloading coal at Menominee Paper Co. in the evening on April 28 (This photo and the following three photos were taken with an Olympus C-765 4-megapixel camera using the "Night Shot" setting).
McKee Sons - Another view

McKee Sons - ...and another
McKee Sons - Close-up of the barge (this is a tug/barge unit, although it looks like a traditional lake freighter from the front)
Pere Marquette 41 - Unloading limestone at Marinette Fuel & Dock on May 2
Pere Marquette 41 - A front-end unloader and backhoe with a clamshell bucket are used to drop limestone into a hopper which in turn feeds a conveyor belt to discharge the limestone
Pere Marquette 41 - Stern view close-up of the tug Undaunted

Pere Marquette 41 - Stern view of the tug/barge unit almost empty
NOTE: The new Hornbeck Barge was towed from Marinette Marine to Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay on Saturday May 7 (stock photo from last December).
Catherine Desgagnes - Unloading pig iron at Marinette Fuel & Dock on the morning of May 8
Virginiaborg - Arrived Menominee early in the morning of May 8 with a load of pulp for K&K Warehouse
Virginiaborg - Another view at the K&K East Dock
Virginiaborg - A crane prepares to place a "bale" of pulp on a waiting truck

Virginiaborg - A view from across a hazy Menominee River
Virginiaborg - Moved up to K&K West Dock and still unloading in the afternoon
Virginiaborg - Bow view at K&K West Dock
Virginiaborg - Virginiaborg unloads in foreground, while in the background the Catherine Desgagnes has her cargo of pig iron off-loaded by the craneship William H. Donner
Birdwatching while boatwatching - A swan and a goose pose with the Virginiaborg in the background

Vechtborg - Unloading pulp at K&K East Dock on May 9
Vechtborg - Dockside view ... the Vechtborg was actually expected to be here yesterday as it was 3-4 hours ahead of the Virginiaborg when they passed through the Welland Canal last Friday; it is not known where the Vechtborg was as it "disappeared" for 24 hours. Notice the new USCG Mackinaw (2) at Marinette Marine in the background
Algoway - Heading past the Menominee North Pier Lighthouse with a load of salt for Marinette Fuel & Dock on May 9
Algoway - Close-up inside the piers
Algoway - Approaching Marinette Fuel & Dock drawing 22-feet of water

Vechtborg - Turned around at K&K West Dock in the evening of May 9
Vechtborg - At K&K West
Algoway - Unloading salt later that evening
Vechtborg - Still unloading Tuesday afternoon (May 10)
Vechtborg - Close-up as a crane lifts a bale of pulp from the holds of the Vechtborg

U.S. Navy Maneuvers - Marinette Marine had three of their new "modular" craft out on a fairly rough bay of Green Bay on May 11. These units are built with different configurations and are made so they can be hooked together to run as an integrated unit. Here you can see three of them (each with a different configuration) hooked end to end battering their way through some choppy waters.
Algorail - Arrived early in the morning of May 12 with a load of salt for Marinette Fuel & Dock
Algorail - Swinging in the boom prior to departure
Algorail - Sporting the U.S., Seaway and Algoma "house flag" along with the stylish "A over C" (Algoma Central) logo
Algorail - Smokin' and ready to depart

Algorail - A huge pile of salt sits alongside the ship at Marinette Fuel & Dock (there are approximately three shiploads of salt in the pile)
Algorail - Backing down the Menominee River
Algorail - Backing past Menominee North Pier Lighthouse on another windy day
Agawa Canyon - Arrived during a light rain on May 13 with another load of salt for Marinette Fuel & Dock
Agawa Canyon - Stern view unloading

Agawa Canyon - Close-up of the stern
Agawa Canyon - Close-up of the bow
Agawa Canyon - Bow-view close-up
Agawa Canyon - Wide view unloading
Agawa Canyon - Backing out of the Menominee River on a hazy evening after a 6 hour unload

Agawa Canyon - Turning around beyond Menominee North Pier Lighthouse
Salt pile - This is what three shiploads of salt looks like (piled atop about one shipload left over from last season).

Vlieborg - Arrived at K&K Warehouse (East Dock) with a load of pulp on May 21
Vlieborg - Side view at K&K West Dock later that afternoon
Vlieborg - Bow view unloading at K&K West Dock


Fishermen ... What Are You Thinking?!!

As the Vlieborg prepared to leave Menominee on May 22, a couple fishermen in a small boat appeared to not be paying attention to what was going on around them. Check out the actions of the small boat alongside the ship:

 Vlieborg - The ship begins its turn by kicking its stern away from the dock; but the fishermen in the small boat alongside (a little to the right of the "G" in "Wagenborg") seem unaware of what is going on
Vlieborg - After a little shouting was heard, the fishermen woke up and finally realized that the ship was moving
Vlieborg - ...then they turned away
Vlieborg - ...and just in time

I have seen this scenario (fishing boats waiting until the last minute to get out of the way of a moving ship) played out several times in the five years that I have been a marine photographer. Fortunately for all involved, everything turned out alright... this time!



Vlieborg - Now that the fishermen are safe, the ship continues its turn
Vlieborg - Halfway around
Vlieborg - Just about turned around
Vlieborg - Making the turn out of the inner harbor on her way out of Menominee
Vlieborg - Stern view heading toward the lighthouse

Vlieborg - Passing Menominee North Pier Lighthouse on their way to Duluth to pick up a load of grain
Catherine Desgagnes - Arrived at Marinette Fuel & Dock late on the evening of May 26 with a load of pig iron. Shown here on May 27 just about empty
Catherine Desgagnes - Turning around next to the craneship William H. Donner
Catherine Desgagnes - Close-up during the turn
Catherine Desgagnes - Just about around

Catherine Desgagnes - Heading down-river
Catherine Desgagnes - Stern view between the piers
Catherine Desgagnes - Passing the lighthouse
Krystal - A small "convoy" entered Menominee & Marinette on June 2 beginning with Basic Towing, Inc.'s small tug from Escanaba.
Krystal - Stern view as it heads up-river to aid with the departure of the Great Lakes Maritime Academy's ship "State of Michigan" tomorrow

USN craft & Kwintebank - The Krystal was followed by a U. S. Navy landing craft and the Kwintebank.
U. S. Navy Landing Craft - Close-up in the river returning to Marinette Marine Corp. from "Sea Trials"
Kwintebank - Approaching the lighthouse on June 2 with a load of pulp for K&K Warehouse
Kwintebank - Making the turn into the inner harbor framed by the stern of the William H. Donner and a pile of pig iron at Marinette Fuel & Dock
Kwintebank - Bow view heading for the Ogden Street Bridge

Kwintebank - Stern view after passing through the bridge
Kwintebank - Heading to K&K East Dock where cranes are waiting to unload her
Kwintebank - Finishing unloading at K&K Warehouse on June 3
State of Michigan - The Great Lakes Maritime Academy training vessel heading down the Menominee River on June 3 after a winter-long refit at Marinette Marine
State of Michigan - Side view passing Marinette Fuel & Dock

State of Michigan - Stern view heading for the lighthouse and the bay of Green Bay
State of Michigan - Passing the lighthouse heading for home - Traverse City, MI
Catherine Desgagnes - Arrived at Marinette Fuel & Dock late on the evening of June 26 - shown here nearly unloaded the next day
Catherine Desgagnes - Note the Bobcat Unloader being lowered into the hold of the ship; the Bobcat uses its bucket for final cleanout of the holds, moving pig iron from hard-to-reach corners of the hold to the middle where the crane's magnet can remove the remaining cargo
Catherine Desgagnes - The American Flag and the "Desgagnes" House Flag fly from the front mast of this Canadian Ship

Catherine Desgagnes - The bow shows just 7-ft. below the waterline while the stern is much deeper. When the ship turns around, the bow can safely pass over the shallower riverbed outside the dredged channel
Spirit of America - The new Staten Island Ferry was out on the bay of Green Bay for Sea Trials on June 28 and June 29 (shown here at its dock at Marinette Marine on July 2)
Cedarglen - arrived at Marinette Fuel & Dock on July 3 with a load of approx. 20,000 tons of pig iron from Quebec. I believe this is the first time a Canada Steamship Lines ship has serviced our port.
Cedarglen - Bow-on view alongside the craneship William H. Donner - the Cedarglen is not really new to our area, as she delivered pig iron here in the 1990's under her former name, "Cartierdoc" for N. M. Paterson & Sons
Cedarglen - Stern view at Marinette Fuel & Dock

Cedarglen - Close-up of her unique deckhouse from astern
Cedarglen - Close-up of the unique deckhouse from ahead
Cedarglen - A crane aboard the William H. Donner lets go a load of pig iron from the holds of the Cedarglen
Cedarglen - Wide view shows the "CSL" markings on the starboard side (Canada Steamship Lines); the ship should be here unloading until Wednesday or Thursday before heading to Thunder Bay for a load of grain.
Cedarglen - What do you do with a 4-5 day lay-over while unloading? Well, on July 5 painting is a possibility...

Cedarglen - One side done, another to go
Cedarglen - Wide view of the ship still unloading early Tuesday evening
Cedarglen - Another look at the deckhouse with the hatch crane, which lifts the hatch covers from the cargo holds for loading and unloading, bearing the "Cedarglen" name at rest in the foreground
Cedarglen - On the afternoon of July 6 the painting of the bow is complete
Cedarglen - Full view of the nearly empty ship

Vancouverborg - Heading for the Ogden Street Bridge with a load of pulp for K&K Warehouse on July 10
Vancouverborg - Through the bridge heading for K&K kicking up a lot of mud
Vancouverborg - Departing Menominee on July 11 (about 26 hours after arriving)
Catherine Desgagnes - Delivered another load of pig iron to Marinette Fuel & Dock on July 12 - notice how deep she is loaded (and, she had been unloading for several hours before this photo was taken)!
Navy Landing Craft/Barges - This group of Navy craft is about ready to be towed to Chicago from Marinette Marine

Ogden Street Bridge - While towing the Navy Barges (previous photo) down the Menominee River early on the evening of July 13, the tugs apparently lost (at least partial) control of the tow and the barges smacked into the wood pilings that protect the bridge knocking one of them up against the bridge. The bridge itself fortunately was not damaged severely enough to force its closure, which would have been a major problem with the Interstate Bridge already out of commission as it is being rebuilt.
Ogden Street Bridge - A closer look at the smashed piling leaning up against the bridge
Ogden Street Bridge - A view from directly above the mangled piling
Catherine Desgagnes - Arrived at Marinette Fuel & Dock with a small load of pig iron on July 26 (no photo)
Pere Marquette 41 - Arrived at Marinette Fuel & Dock with a small load of pig iron on July 28 (no photo)

Pere Marquette 41 - Arrived at Marinette Fuel & Dock with a load of limestone from Port Inland on Aug. 6.
Maumee - Passing North Pier Lighthouse on its way to Menominee Paper Co. with a load of coal on Aug. 9
Maumee - Close-up inside the piers
Maumee - Bow profile
Maumee - Making the turn into the inner harbor

Maumee - Getting ready to drop the hook at Menominee Paper
Maumee - Wide view at Menominee Paper
Cedarglen - returned to Marinette Fuel & Dock on Aug. 10 with another large load of pig iron (stern view)
Cedarglen - Wide stern view at Marinette Fuel & Dock
Cedarglen - Stern view close-up of the deckhouse

Cedarglen - Bow view alongside the craneship William H. Donner at MF&D
Cedarglen - Close-up of the deckhouse and hatch crane (bow view)


Replacement of damaged pilings at Ogden Street Bridge

On August 8 work began on replacing the pilings that were damaged on July 13. A tug and two barges, one with a crane equipped with a pile driver, will handle the job.

Ogden Street Bridge - While towing the Navy Barges (previous photo) down the Menominee River early on the evening of July 13, the tugs apparently lost (at least partial) control of the tow and the barges smacked into the wood pilings that protect the bridge knocking one of them up against the bridge. The bridge itself fortunately was not damaged severely enough to force its closure, which would have been a major problem with the Interstate Bridge already out of commission as it is being rebuilt.
Ogden Street Bridge - A closer look at the smashed piling leaning up against the bridge
Ogden Street Bridge - A view from directly above the mangled piling
Aug. 9 - A barge with a Pile Driver is in place
Aug. 9 - Close-up of the business-end of the Pile Driver

Aug. 10 - Wide view as workers attach another piling to the Pile Driver
Aug. 10 - Close-up as the piling is being lifted off the smaller barge
Aug. 10 - Wide view as the pipe continues to be lifted
Aug. 10 - ...still lifting
Aug. 10 - ...just about vertical

Aug. 10 - Piling is now ready to be moved into position
Aug. 10 - Workers steady the piling as it is moved into position
Aug. 10 - ...just about in position
Aug. 10 - The piling is in position to be lowered into place alongside 6 others which are already driven in
Aug. 10 - The crane operator gets ready to hammer the new piling into place
Aug. 10 - Wide view with piling being readied for anchoring into the river bed

Aug. 16 - Work continues on the new piling
Aug. 16 - Looking down at the new piling on the northwest side of the Ogden Street Bridge, it appears that the metal pilings which were driven last week will be surrounded by wood pilings
Aug. 16 - Another look at the new piling from the south
Aug. 16 - Looking north at the south piling (foreground) and the new north piling
Aug. 22 - Another wood piling is lined up for insertion

Aug. 22 - Overhead view of the pilings already in place
Aug. 28 - The new northeast piling is finished ... that is concrete in the middle of the piling
Aug. 28 - View of both pilings (the foremost one is the new one)



View Down-river from new Interstate Bridge - Aug. 14 (L to R) Viking I, Spirit of America (Staten Island Ferry), and USCG Mackinaw
Close-up view Down-river from new Interstate Bridge - Aug. 14 (L to R) Viking I, Spirit of America (Staten Island Ferry), and USCG Mackinaw
View Down-river from new Interstate Bridge - Aug. 14 (L to R) Viking I, Cedarglen and William H. Donner
Close-up view Down-river from new Interstate Bridge - Aug. 14 (L to R) Viking I, Cedarglen and William H. Donner
Cedarglen - Just about empty on Aug. 14

Beautiful Sunset - Looking west (up-river) on Aug. 14 from the Ogden Street Bridge
John R. Asher - The tug pushes a barge from Marinette Marine with parts for a new barge being built at Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay, WI
Catherine Desgagnes - A crane aboard the William H. Donner releases a load of pig iron from the holds of the Desgagnes on Aug. 16 at Marinette Fuel & Dock
Catherine Desgagnes - Bow/side view alongside the William H. Donner


Menominee/Marinette Fishing Fleet

Art Swaer VII
Luella May
Picket Bay
Liberty
PEP

Joseph H - Small fish tug
Something Fishy - A newer all-aluminum fishing tug in the Menominee River
(Traditional Fish Tug - I couldn't see the name on this one
Un-named - This one has no name on it (at least I couldn't find it)

Robert Louis - This big fish tug is sometimes docked in Menominee, but is usually docked in Cedar River, MI
Joseph R - In Menekaunee harbor on Aug. 26, 2009
Carolyn Heading up the Menominee River on April 12, 2009
D & S - Heading up the Menominee River on April 30, 2009

3 Fish Tugs - In the slip leading to Harbor Town Marina in Menekaunee on June 15, 2008


Spirit of America - The new Staten Island Ferry rests at dock at Marinette Fuel & Dock on Aug. 23 awaiting departure to New York.
Spirit of America - Dockside view
Spirit of America - All lit up on the night of Aug. 23 at MF&D

Spirit of America - The Staten Island Ferry, Spirit of America, departed for New York late in the afternoon of Aug. 25. (Shown here at dock shortly before leaving)
Virginiaborg - Arrived at K&K Warehouse in Menominee to load pulp on Aug. 26 after unloading in Green Bay the previous day
Virginiaborg - Another view from across the Menominee River
Virginiaborg - Still loading Saturday morning
Virginiaborg - K&K's "new" crane lifts a bale of pulp aboard the ship on Sturday morning.

Virginiaborg - (Dockside view) Moved down-river to K&K East Dock and still loading early Sunday afternoon
Virginiaborg - Another view at the dock
Mackinaw (II) - Marinette Marine took the new icebreaker out in the bay of Green Bay for its first Sea Trials on Sept. 5 (shown here off Henes Park in Menominee)
Mackinaw (II) - After a full day of Sea Trials, the icebreaker turns around in the river at Marinette Fuel & Dock
Mackinaw (II) - Just about tied up for the night at MF&D behind the William H. Donner

Mackinaw (II) - Another view (from across the river) at the dock
Catherine Desgagnes - Arrived at Marinette Fuel & Dock with a load of pig iron on Sept. 6 (no photo)


Crew Changes On The (new) Mackinaw

Mid-afternoon on Sept. 13 the Mackinaw (II) appeared to be heading back into the Menominee River; however, she stopped outside the buoys as three smaller boats approached. It appears as if a crew transfer took place, as the two smaller boats soon headed back into port loaded with life-jacket-wearing men.

 Mackinaw (II) - The new icebreaker stopped outside the buoys in the Menominee River approach.
Mackinaw (II) - Another view past the lighthouse beyond the buoys
Mackinaw (II) - The first small boat loaded with crew heads for port while the the other two boats wait alongside the ship.
Crew Boat #1 - The first boat loaded with crew heads through the piers
Mackinaw (II) - The Rescue Ranger heads in with more crew
Rescue Ranger - The crew-laden boat heads up-river to Marinette Marine

...and another crew change on Sept. 15 under clear skies...

Mackinaw (II) - Marinette Marine's Rescue Ranger and another small craft effect a crew change out beyond the lighthouse
Mackinaw (II) - Two small craft leave with crew from the Mackinaw
Mackinaw (II) - The Mackinaw gets underway to continue her Sea Trials
Rescue Ranger - These guys look like they are anxious to get back
Mackinaw (II) - The Mackinaw underway beyond the lighthouse
Mackinaw (II) - Stern view as the "Mac" heads out


Calumet - Arrived Menominee Paper Co. on Sept. 20 with a load of coal (shown here backing out of the harbor just after noon)
Mackinaw (II) - At dock at Marinette Marine on Sept. 20 after almost 2 weeks of Sea Trials
Catherine Desgagnes - Arrived Marinette Fuel & Dock with a load of pig iron on Oct. 4 (shown here on Oct. 5)
Vechtborg - Arrived K&K East Dock with a load of pulp late in the evening of Oct. 7 (shown here at K&K West Dock on Oct. 8)
Vechtborg - A load of pulp is lifted from the holds

Vechtborg - Bow view from the Interstate Bridge (Viking I behind and William H. Donner to the right)
Vechtborg - Sunday afternoon and the ship is about empty (shot from Stephenson Island)
Vechtborg - Stern view Sunday afternoon
Chios Pride - Arrived off Menominee River on Oct. 13 and anchored out in the bay of Green Bay for the night (shown here on Oct. 14 at Marinette Fuel & Dock unloading pig iron)
Chios Pride - Close up unloading on the 14th

Chios Pride - Stern view of the ship on Oct. 15
Chios Pride - Close-up of the stern deckhouse
Chios Pride - Closer view of the stern ... It's Greek to me :O) - The IMO number is assigned to each ship "as a measure aimed at enhancing maritime safety, and pollution prevention and to facilitate the prevention of maritime fraud." This number will remain with the ship (even if it is sold and/or changes registry) until it is eventually scrapped (or sunk). (International Maritime Organization website)
Chios Pride - Tugs Carla Anne Selvick (near bow) and Jimmy L (stern) prepare to help guide the Chios Pride out of the Menominee River on Oct. 17.
Jimmy L - The tug leads the tow out of the inner harbor.

Carla Anne Selvick - The 97-year-old tug assists.
Chios Pride - The tow proceeds towards the lighthouse.
Chios Pride - The tow passes Menominee North Pier Lighthouse. The ship will be turned around a little farther out in the bay.
Victoriaborg - Arrived at K&K Warehouse with a load of pulp early in the morning of Oct. 18
Victoriaborg - Bow view at K&K's East Dock in the afternoon from across the river

Virginiaborg - Arrived K&K Warehouse on Oct. 22 with another load of pulp (shown here on the 23rd)
Pere Marquette 41 - Arrived at Marinette Fuel & Dock with a load of limestone on a rainy Oct. 22 evening (no photo)
Virginiaborg - The Virginiaborg is surrounded by the Viking I and the USCG Mackinaw (which will soon be turned over to the Coast Guard)
Virginiaborg - Bow view of the ship unloading on Sunday afternoon (14X Optical Zoom from about 1/2 mile away)
Virginiaborg - Same shot with my Olympus camera using about 20X-25X "Digital Zoom" - notice it is a bit grainy

Catherine Desgagnes - Arrived during a raging storm on the evening of Oct. 23 with a load of pig iron for Marinette Fuel & Dock (stern view - shown here on the 24th)
Calypso (ex-Adimon) - Returned to Marinette Fuel & Dock with another load of pig iron on Oct. 29
Amelia Desgagnes - Arrived Marinette Fuel & Dock on Nov. 4 with more pig iron (bow view)
Amelia Desgagnes - Stern view unloading alongside the craneship William H. Donner
Amelia Desgagnes - Still unloading alongside the William H. Donner that night

Amelia Desgagnes - Close-up unloading at night
USCG Mobile Bay - The Coast Guard ship and barge were working ATON (Aids To Navigation) in the bay off Menominee on Nov. 11 replacing buoys; that appears to be the big bell buoy on the barge's deck.
Vlistborg - Arrived at K&K Warehouse East Dock on Nov. 14 with wood products
Vlistborg - Unloading at K&K West Dock later that night (view from across the river)
Vlistborg - Close-up unloading at K&K West Dock (view from across the street by K&K)

Vlistborg - Turned around on Tuesday and still unloading (usually when the ship is turned they are loading)
Vlistborg - Another view as a "bale" is lifted from the ship
Vlistborg - Several days of bad weather has kept the ship in port. Here she is loading pulp at K&K Warehouse on Nov. 17 (notice the snow and ice in the foreground)
Catherine Desgagnes - Arrived at Marinette Fuel & Dock with a load of pig iron on Nov. 21
Catherine Desgagnes - Wide view with the ship alongside the craneship William H. Donner and piles of pig iron on the dock
Amelia Desgagnes - Arrived at Marinette Fuel & Dock with a load of pig iron on a snowy Dec. 1


Old Mackinaw (WAGB-83) Visits Menominee and hosts tours on Dec. 7


USCG Mackinaw 83 - Front cover of Tour brochure
USCG Mackinaw 83 - Ship particulars in brochure
USCG Mackinaw 83 - At lighthouse pier in the morning (shot from Menekaunee harbor)
USCG Mackinaw 83 - Another view from the Ogden Street Bridge
USCG Mackinaw 83 - At the lighthouse pier

USCG Mackinaw 83 - Wide view at the lighthouse
USCG Mackinaw 83 - The boarding ramp
USCG Mackinaw 83 - Left over Christmas trees from a trip to Chicago. Story - The Mackinaw has carried Christmas trees to Chicago for the past 6 years as a re-enactment of "The Christmas Tree Ship" which ran a similar trip each year in the early 1900's. The Rouse Simmons (a.k.a. "The Christmas Tree ship") sank in a bitter winter storm while making what was to be its final trip to deliver trees to Chicago from Manistique, MI in Nov. 1912
USCG Mackinaw 83 - Life Ring aboard the ship (note the ice on the railing - the whole port side of the ship had a thin layer of ice on it)
USCG Mackinaw 83 - The main mast is "busy"

USCG Mackinaw 83 - A view from the stern
USCG Mackinaw 83 - Heading for the rear of the deckhouse from a lower level
USCG Mackinaw 83 - The stack
USCG Mackinaw 83 - Lifeboat
USCG Mackinaw 83 - Bow view of the lifeboat

USCG Mackinaw 83 - A view from the bow
USCG Mackinaw 83 - Looking back at the unique deckhouse (from the bow)
USCG Mackinaw 83 - The ship's bell surrounded by a Christmas wreath
USCG Mackinaw 83 - A newer "Zodiac-type" all purpose boat
USCG Mackinaw 83 - Stern view of the Zodiac

USCG Mackinaw 83 - Overhead view of the Zodiac
USCG Mackinaw 83 - A (bow) view from the "bridge" (deckhouse)
USCG Mackinaw 83 - A closer look at the main mast
USCG Mackinaw 83 - Modern navigation equipment on the bridge
USCG Mackinaw 83 - Close-up of electronic chart showing ship position

USCG Mackinaw 83 - Controls
USCG Mackinaw 83 - Interior view of the bridge
USCG Mackinaw 83 - Another bell is located on a wall of the bridge
USCG Mackinaw 83 - Paper chart and a different view of the bridge
Menominee North Pier Lighthouse - As viewed from the rear of the bridge

USCG Mackinaw 83 - An outline of the "Mighty Mac" overlays a tracing of the Great Lakes on the deck
USCG Mackinaw 83 - Stern view of the ship
USCG Mackinaw 83 - Ribbons decorate the deckhouse of the ship
USCG Mackinaw 83 - Bow view of the ship
USCG Mackinaw 83 - Another bow view

USCG Mackinaw 83 - Wider bow view
USCG Mackinaw 83 - Late afternoon at the lighthouse pier (from Menominee Marina)
USCG Mackinaw 83 - Night falls on the ship - kind of symbolic, as this is her last year of operation. The ship will be decommissioned in 2006 and be replaced by another ship named "Mackinaw" (see below)


New Mackinaw (WLBB-30) open for tours in Menominee on Dec. 7


USCG Mackinaw 30 - Front cover of Tour brochure
USCG Mackinaw 30 - Ship particulars in the brochure
USCG Mackinaw 30 - A view of the "new" Mackinaw from across the river at K&K Warehouse Dock. Kudos to K&K Warehouse for providing dock space for the public to view the ship!!!
USCG Mackinaw 30 - A view from the stern with Marinette Marine (the builder of this ship) in the background. One of our tour guides is at the left.
USCG Mackinaw 83 - If a ship needs a tow, this ship is ready; the tow line would be attached here

USCG Mackinaw 30 - Cables of different kinds in the stern of the ship
USCG Mackinaw 30 - Part of the engine room
USCG Mackinaw 30 - Home (or should I say "ship") entertainment system in lunch room
USCG Mackinaw 30 - "Anyone hungry?"
USCG Mackinaw 30 - Ships cap pins and "coins" were available for sale

USCG Mackinaw 30 - Electronic chart shows ship's position in Menominee (see the bulls-eye)
USCG Mackinaw 30 - One of the Engine Room's modern control panels
USCG Mackinaw 30 - Electronic radar display in Engine Room
USCG Mackinaw 30 - More electronic controls
USCG Mackinaw 30 - ... and more

USCG Mackinaw 30 - Looking aft, you can see the track in the ice broken by the ship this morning
USCG Mackinaw 30 - Wide view looking aft (Marinette Marine at left)
USCG Mackinaw 30 - Walking forward to the bridge (deckhouse)
USCG Mackinaw 30 - One of the modern electronic controls on the bridge
USCG Mackinaw 30 - More electronic displays (this is a "state of the art" ship!

USCG Mackinaw 30 - A view of the interior of the bridge
USCG Mackinaw 30 - An electrician's playground on the bridge
USCG Mackinaw 30 - Captain's chair on the bridge
USCG Mackinaw 30 - Another look at the electronic controls from the opposite side of the bridge
USCG Mackinaw 30 - Looking forward from the bridge (Viking I in foreground)

USCG Mackinaw 30 - More bridge controls
USCG Mackinaw 30 - ... and more
USCG Mackinaw 30 - An electronic positioning chart (like the one in the Engine Room)
USCG Mackinaw 30 - More electronics shows what is happening on the ship
USCG Mackinaw 30 - The ship's bell hangs on a wall in the bridge

USCG Mackinaw 30 - More electronic controls!
USCG Mackinaw 30 - Washing needs to be done sometime
USCG Mackinaw 30 - Base of the huge deck crane
USCG Mackinaw 30 - ... and the crane itself
USCG Mackinaw 30 - Looking up at the bridge from the main deck

USCG Mackinaw 30 - Port-side view of the bow of the ship
USCG Mackinaw 30 - Bow view of the ship
USCG Mackinaw 30 - Stern view (Viking I in background at K&K Warehouse dock)
USCG Mackinaw 30 - It was dark when the last tour ended. Thanks, again to K&K Warehouse for hosting this marvelous event!!!


New Mackinaw (WLBB-30) leaves Menominee on Dec. 8


USCG Mackinaw 30 - Passing the craneship William H. Donner
USCG Mackinaw 30 - Close-up passing Marinette Fuel & Dock
USCG Mackinaw 30 - Not much ice to break today
USCG Mackinaw 30 - Side view after getting a "salute" from the ship
USCG Mackinaw 30 - Stern view

USCG Mackinaw 30 - Midway between the lighthouse and the range light tower
USCG Mackinaw 30 - Approaching Menominee North Pier Lighthouse
USCG Mackinaw 30 - Past the lighthouse
USCG Mackinaw 30 - Making a turn past the lighthouse heading for Green Bay, WI
USCG Mackinaw 30 - A group of well-wishers at the lighthouse say one last "Good-bye"
USCG Mackinaw 30 - One last look with Green Island in the background. BON VOYAGE!!!



Catherine Desgagnes - Arrived at Marinette Fuel & Dock with a load of pig iron on Dec. 12 (no photo - I was on the sick list). This could well be our last ship of the season, as ice is forming on the river. (I hope it isn't)