2005 - 2006: - Note: (bow) or (stern) means the position from which the photo was taken, not simply the bow or stern of the ship. Photos taken on Jan. 18, 2006:

Buffalo (left) and American Republic (right)
Stern Close-up of the American Republic (this ship is made to move as easily astern as it does going forward; hence the rear-facing windows in the deckhouse)
Stern view of the American Republic
A slightly different stern view of the American Republic
Stern view of the Buffalo

Stern view of the Adam E. Cornelius
Close-up of the stern of the Adam E. Cornelius
Bow view of the Lee A. Tregurtha
Wide view of the (L to R) new LaFarge tug/barge "Innovation" (and tug "Samuel de Champlain"), Lee A. Tregurtha, and Adam E. Cornelius
Close-up of the Innovation's tug (out of the notch) and the Lee A. Tregurtha

Wide bow view of the David Z. Norton
Another view of the David Z. Norton
One more view of the David Z. Norton
(L to R) Stewart J. Cort (in the graving dock), St. Clair, and David Z. Norton
Bow view of the St. Clair

Close-up of the newly painted bow of the Stewart J. Cort
Stewart J. Cort (note that it is painted back to about "midship")
(The rest of the photos are from outside the fence at Bay Shipbuilding) American Republic
Bow view of the Buffalo
Bow view of the Adam E. Cornelius

Stern view of the Lee A. Tregurtha
Bow view of the new LaFarge barge "Innovation" with tug "Samuel de Champlain" in background
Close-up of the bow of the Innovation
Stern view of the Stewart J. Cort in the graving dock (note the new paint beginning about midship)

(These photos taken from in front of the Door County Maritime Museum) Wide view of the Selvick Tug fleet, USCG Mobile Bay and the long-term laid-up Edward L. Ryerson
Cameron O (tug)
Sharon M. Selvick (tug)
Susan L and William C. Selvick (tugs)
Mary Page Hannah (tug)

Side view of the deckhouse & stack of the Mary Page Hannah
Stern view of the Mary Page Hannah
USCG Mobile Bay and Edward L. Ryerson
Stern view close-up of the Edward L. Ryerson
Bow view of the tour boat Fred A. Busse
Wide view of the "fleet" near Door County Maritime Museum

I went back to Sturgeon Bay on Jan. 23 to get some more photos. Five more ships had entered winter lay-up at Bay Shipbuilding since I was there just 5 days ago. There are more close-ups of the new LaFarge tug and barge from across the bay of sturgeon Bay. Enjoy...

Bow view of the Wilfred Sykes, which arrived at Bay Ship within the past 5 days (from across the bay)
Close-up of the new LaFarge tug Smauel de Champlain
Stern view of the Samuel de Champlain and the barge Innovation
Stern close-up of the tug and the notch in the new barge
Same view from a different angle

Arthur M. Anderson (outside) and John G. Munson (inside) also arrived in the past 5 days
(L to R) Bow of the Lee A. Tregurtha, stern of the Adam E. Cornelius, and bows of the John G. Munson and Arthur M. Anderson
(L to R) Stewart J. Cort, Paul R. Tregurtha, St. Clair and David Z. Norton
Stewart J. Cort and Paul R. Tregurtha
Close up of the bow of the newly painted (back to its original color?) Stewart J. Cort

Full bow view of the Stewart J. Cort in the graving dock
Stern view of the Wilfred Sykes (from outside the fence at Bay Ship)
The Herbert C. Jackson also arrived in the past 5 days and is moored between the Adam E. Cornelius (not shown) and fleetmate Lee A. Tregurtha
Stern view of the partially painted Stewart J. Cort (note that the bright red paint from Wednesday's photos was just a primer - the new coat of paint (toward the bow) is a much darker brownish-red)
Close-up of the different colors on the Stewart J. Cort (stern part is yet to be primed and painted)

Looking at the stern from about mid-ship with its shuttle boom extended
Rear of the forward deckhouse from about mid-ship

This isn't quite a "Lay-up" scenario, but close: On June 6, Oglebay Norton sold a good part of its fleet to American Steamship Co. The ships were to report to a shipyard where the stack colors would be changed from Oglebay Norton colors to American Steamship colors AND have new names painted on at the same time. Oglebay Norton's American Century (ex-Columbia Star) was at Bay Shipbuilding on June 8 when I made a quick trip over there. Central Marine Logistics/Mittal Steel's Edward L. Ryerson has been moved into the graving dock and APPEARS to be getting ready to go back into operation, and Interlake's Lee A. Tregurtha has been there since this past winter getting new engines and a new coat of paint.

Stern view of the newly re-named American Century (ex-Columbia Star) - note the black-red-white AmShip colors on the stack
Bow view of the Edward L. Ryerson in the graving dock
Stern of the Ryerson and bow of the American Century
Stern view of the Lee A. Tregurhta with her stack sitting on the ground alongside
Close-up of her stack being re-painted

Another stern view of the Lee A. Tregurtha
New condos at the old Peterson Bros. Shipbuild Co. dock
Bow view of the Lee A. Tregurtha from across the bay
Close-up of her newly painted bow
Wide view of Bay Shipbuilding with the American Century to the left and the Lee A. Tregurtha to the right

Starboard-side view of the American Century's stern
Stern view of the American Century
A different view of the newly painted bow of the Lee A. Tregurtha
Bow view of the Ryerson and stern view of the American Century from across the bay
Close-up of the Ryerson in the graving dock

Ryerson and American Century from across the bay
One more view of the Lee A. Tregurtha from across the bay

2006 - 2007: - Note: (bow) or (stern) means the position from which the photo was taken, not simply the bow or stern of the ship. Photos taken on Jan. 2, 2007:

Buffalo - Bow view at Bay Shipbuilding
John J. Boland - Backed in stern-first
Cuyahoga - Stern-first in the graving dock after being re-painted (This ship will not actually winter here)
Cuyahoga - Another stern view in the graving dock
Buffalo - Stern view from across the bay of Sturgeon Bay

John J. Boland - Bow view from across the bay
Reserve - Bow view from across the bay (it is not known at this time if this ship will spend the entire winter here)
Three bows - The bows of the (L to R) Cuyahoga, American Valor and Reserve from across the bay
Three Ships - (L to R) Cuyahoga, American Valor (ex-Armco) and Reserve
Two Bows - The bows of ex-fleetmates American Valor (L) and Reserve (R)

American Valor - Bow view of the ship (Left) with ex-fleetmate Reserve alongside
Cuyahoga - Bow view in the graving dock from across the bay
Cuyahoga - Another bow view of the newly re-painted ship

I went back to Sturgeon Bay on Feb. 10 to get some more photos. The full complement of 15 ships and one tug & barge combo are now in Sturgeon Bay, WI.

Edward L. Ryerson - Stern-first at Bay Shipbuilding
H. Lee White - Bow-first alongside the Ryerson
Buffalo - Next over from the H. Lee White
Arthur M. Anderson & John J. Boland - Next ships beyond the Buffalo
John J. Boland - Stern view at Bay Shipbuilding

Charles M. Beeghly - Next to the John J. Boland
McKee Sons (barge) - Next in line from the Beeghly
Wolverine - Next to the McKee Sons
Wilfred Sykes - On the opposite side of the Michigan Street Bridge near Garland Park
Wilfred Sykes & Joseph L. Block - The Block is moored alongside the Sykes

Joseph L. Block - A view from across the bay (Sykes also visible)
Edward L. Ryerson - Close-up from across the bay
Herbert C. Jackson - At Bay Shipbuilding's "Steel Face Dock"
Herbert C. Jackson - Close-up of the bow
Invincible - The tug that pushes the barge, McKee Sons (also shown)

Wolverine - Bow view from across the bay
Lee A. Tregurtha - Bow view from across the bay and next in line past the Wolverine
(L to R) Reserve, American Valor and Lee A. Tregurtha - Bow view from across the bay (notice that the American Valor is now painted black)
Edgar B. Speer - Bow view (and last in line) next to the graving dock
Paul R. Tregurtha - Newly painted and being towed to its berth alongside the Jackson

5 bows - (L to R) Wolverine, McKee Sons, Charles M. Beeghly, John J. Boland and Arthur M. Anderson
Herbert C. Jackson - Stern view with the Paul R. Tregurtha just edging into the photo
Paul R. Tregurtha - Stern view being towed alongside the Jackson

2007 - 2008: - Note: (bow) or (stern) means the position from which the photo was taken, not simply the bow or stern of the ship. Also, (BS) means photo taken from the Bay Shipbuilding side of Sturgeon Bay, (AB) means photo taken from across the bay.

Herbert C. Jackson - Stern view (BS)
Herbert C. Jackson & Adam E. Cornelius - Stern of the Jackson and bow of the Cornelius (BS)
Adam E. Cornelius - Bow view in a busy yard (BS)
Sam Laud - Bow view (BS)
3 sterns - (L to R) John J. Boland, American Republic and Philip R. Clarke (BS)

John J. Boland - Close-up of the stern (BS)
2 sterns - Close-up of the American Republic and Philip R. Clarke (BS)
Philip R. Clarke - Stern view with the bow of the Paul R. Tregurtha in background (BS)
Arthur M. Anderson - Stern view in a busy yard (BS)
James R. Barker - Stern view in the graving dock looking great with a new coat of paint (BS)

Paul R. Tregurtha - Stern view of the largest ship on the Great Lakes (AB)
Lay-up Fleet - First view of most of the ships (AB)
2 ships - Bow view of the Herbert C. Jackson and stern of the Adam E. Cornelius (AB)
3 ships - (L to R) Edgar B. Speer, Charles M. Beeghly and Kaye E. Barker (AB)
Arthur M. Anderson - Bow view (AB)

Paul R. Tregurtha - Full broadside view (AB)
Lay-up Fleet - Second view of most of the ships (AB)
James R. Barker - Bow view in the graving dock (AB)
2 - 1000-footers - (L to R) James R. Barker and Edgar B. Speer (AB)
Edgar B. Speer - Bow view close-up (AB)

4 ships - (L to R) James R. Barker, Edgar B. Speer, Charles M. Beeghly and Kaye E. Barker (AB)
Lay-up Fleet - Third view of most of the ships (AB)
4 ships - (L to R) James R. Barker, Edgar B. Speer, Charles M. Beeghly and Kaye E. Barker from a different location (AB)
2 ships - Close-up of the Charles M. Beeghly (L) and Kaye E. Barker with deckhouse of the Edgar B. Speer in background (AB)
Paul R. Tregurtha - Bow/port-side view (AB)
Lay-up Fleet - One final look at the ships