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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
(This is most of the ships that visited Menominee & Marinette in 2002)
USCG Acacia, Agawa Canyon, Algolake, Algoway, Arion, Calumet, Amelia Desgagnes, Catherine Desgagnes, Melissa Desgagnes,
William H. Donner, Federal Asahi, IRA, Isolda, Kent, Koningsborg, Pere Marquette 41, Vaasaborg, Vancouverborg,
Vechtborg, Veerseborg, Victoriaborg, Virginiaborg, Vlieborg, Vlistborg, Volmeborg, Voorneborg
Photos:
William H. Donner - The deckhouse of the old craneship sits on the ground at K&K warehouse where if was removed on Mar. 19
William H. Donner - Bow view of the "new look" of the old craneship with its deckhouse removed
William H. Donner - Stern view
William H. Donner - A view of the bow where the deckhouse used to be (from across the Menominee River)
William H. Donner - Close-up of the deckhouse on the ground the next day
William H. Donner - The old craneship is towed back from K&K Warehouse, where the deckhouse was removed over winter
William H. Donner - The Selvick tug, Jimmy L, leads the tow down-river toward the Ogden Street Bridge
William H. Donner - Close-up of the old craneship during the tow on March 27
William H. Donner - Being towed in to Marinette Fuel & Dock with the tug, William C. Selvick, on the bow
Pere Marquette 41 - At Marinette Fuel & Dock on April 2
Koningsborg - Opened the shipping season for K&K Warehouse on April 3
Koningsborg - A view from across the Menominee River
Koningsborg - Dockside close-up at K&K Warehouse
Koningsborg - A view from Mystery Ship Boat Launch
Koningsborg - A view from the Interstate Bridge
IRA - Delivered the first "big load" (over 10,000 tons) of pig iron to Marinette Fuel & Dock on April 9
IRA - Bow view
Vancouverborg - Arrived in Menominee too heavy to enter port and needed to be "lightered" out in the bay on April 17
Vancouverborg - Arrived K&K Warehouse the next day with a load of wood pulp
Vancouverborg - Stern view from the Ogden Street (Menekaunee) Bridge
Vancouverborg - Bow view from across the Menominee River
Vancouverborg - Bow view (now moved up to KK West Dock) from Mystery Ship Marina Boat Launch on April 19
Vancouverborg - Side view from the Sixth Avenue Boat Launch in Marinette
Vancouverborg - After unsuccessfully attempting to turn around earlier in the day, the ship called for a tug on April 20
Vancouverborg - A line from the ship is hauled aboard the tug, Jimmy L
Vancouverborg - A second line is passed to the tug
Vancouverborg - The ship is led through the Ogden Street Bridge stern first
Vancouverborg - The tug, Jimmy L, leads the ship toward the lighthouse, and the open waters of Green Bay
Amelia Desgagnes - Delivered a smaller load of pig iron to Marinette Fuel & Dock on April 25
Amelia Desgagnes - A Bobcat is lowered into the holds for the "final cleanout" (pig iron is retrieved from against bulkhead walls and placed near the center of the hold where the electro-magnets of the craneship, William H. Donner, can reach it)
Amelia Desgagnes - The Bobcats are aboard and the cranes go back to work
Virginiaborg - Arrived K&K Warehouse with wood pulp on April 30
Virginiaborg - Bow view from the West side of Stephenson Island
Virginiaborg - Dockside view
Volmeborg - At K&K Warehouse on May 9 with more woodpulp (bow view from across the river)
Volmeborg - (Side view) moved up to K&K West Dock the next day (shot from across the river)
Volmeborg - ... and Coast Guard ships at Marinette Marine from west end of Stephenson Island
Volmeborg - Bow view from Mystery Ship Boat Launch on May 10
Isolda - At Marinette Fuel & Dock on May 13 with a "big load" of pig iron
Isolda - Crane aboard the William H. Donner drops a load of pig iron to the dock from the holds of the ship
Isolda - Stern view
Vlieborg - At K&K Warehouse with a load of wood pulp on May 31
Vaasaborg - Unloading wood pulp at K&K Warehouse on June 5
Vaasaborg - Wide view unloading on June 6 from Sixth Avenue Boat Launch in Marinette
Kent - Unloading pig iron at Marinette Fuel & Dock on July 4
Kent - Wide view unloading
Catherine Desgagnes - Waits out in the bay on July 5 for the Kent to finish unloading
Kent - Stern view unloading on July 5
Kent - Just about finished unloading on July 6
Calumet - Stern view heading for Menominee Paper with a load of coal on July 10
Calumet - Bow view close-up in the inner harbor
Calumet - Swinging out the unloading boom
Calumet - Unloading later in the day
Calumet - Close-up of the bow while unloading
Calumet - Full view port-side close-up
Calumet - Stern view backing out of the inner harbor later that day
Calumet - Bow view backing out through the piers
Calumet - Backed out past Menominee North Pier Lighthouse
Arion - In the inner harbor heading for K&K Warehouse with a load of wood pulp on July 15
Arion - Stern view heading up-river to K&K Warehouse
Arion - Heading for the K&K Warehouse dock
Melissa Desgagnes - Unloading at Marinette Fuel & Dock on Aug. 4
Catherine Desgagnes - Unloading at Marinette Fuel & Dock on Aug. 5
IRA - Waits out in the bay with a load of pig iron on a windy day for the Catherine Desgagnes to depart on Aug. 5
Victoriaborg - Unloading wood pulp at K&K Warehouse on Aug. 8
Victoriaborg - Bow view close-up at the dock
IRA - Unloading pig iron at Marinette Fuel & Dock on Aug. 8
Victoriaborg - Wide view from across the river
Victoriaborg - Bow view from the west side of Stephenson Island
Kent - Unloading pig iron at Marinette Fuel & Dock on Aug. 27
Voorneborg - Dockside view at K&K Warehouse unloading wood pulp on Sept. 2
Voorneborg - A view from across the Menominee River
Catherine Desgagnes - Unloading pig iron at Marinette Fuel & Dock on Sept. 6
Agawa Canyon - Unloading salt at Marinette Fuel & Dock on Sept. 10 (shoreside view)
Agawa Canyon - Stern view unloading
Agawa Canyon - Close-up at Marinette Fuel & Dock after unloading is completed
Agawa Canyon - Shoreside view before departing
Federal Asahi - Arrived Marinette Fuel & Dock on Sept. 14 with more pig iron
Federal Asahi - Stern view unloading on Sept. 15
Federal Asahi - Straight-on bow view alongside the craneship, William H. Donner
Federal Asahi - Stern view silhouetted against a sunset
Federal Asahi - All battened down after unloading on the evening of Sept. 18
Vancouverborg - In the inner harbor on Oct. 1 with a load of wood pulp for K&K Warehouse
Vancouverborg - Heading up-river to K&K Warehouse
Vancouverborg - Stern view close-up
Vancouverborg - Heading for the K&K East Dock
Vancouverborg - Docking just about complete
Algoway - Heading past the lighthouse with a load of salt for Marinette Fuel & Dock on Oct. 1
Algoway - Close-up inside the piers
Algoway - Stern view heading into the inner harbor
Algoway - Wide view unloading from across the south channel of the Menominee River
Algoway - Close-up of the bow and the salt pile from across the south channel
Algoway - Bow view backing out of the Menominee River
Algoway - Backed out past the lighthouse
Algoway - Turning around out in the bay
Algoway - Halfway around
Algoway - All the way around and outbound
Catherine Desgagnes - Unloading pig iron at Marinette Fuel & Dock on Oct. 14
Catherine Desgagnes - Wide view of Marinette Fuel & Dock from Government Pier in Marinette with the ship unloading
Catherine Desgagnes - Stern view unloading (from Government Pier)
Catherine Desgagnes - Stern view unloading (from Menominee North Pier Lighthouse pier)
Vaasaborg - Dockside view at K&K Warehouse unloading wood pulp on Oct. 15
Vaasaborg - Stern view from the Ogden Street (Menekaunee) Bridge
USCG Acacia - Wide side-view at the lighthouse pier for open house on Oct. 16
USCG Acacia - Stern view at the pier
USCG Acacia - Boarding ramp
USCG Acacia - Ship Tour information billboard
USCG Acacia - Bow view
IRA - Heads past the lighthouse with the Selvick tug, Jimmy L, in attendance on Oct. 23
IRA - Close-up of the ship and tug inside the piers heading for Marinette Fuel & Dock with a load of pig iron
IRA - Stern view heading for the inner harbor
IRA - Stern view close-up
IRA - Side view unloading at Marinette Fuel & Dock
Volmeborg - Approaches the lighthouse heading for K&K Warehouse with a load of wood pulp on Oct. 31
Volmeborg - Close-up inside the piers
Volmeborg - Stern view heading into the inner harbor
Volmeborg - Stern view after passing through the Ogden Street Bridge heading for K&K Warehouse
Volmeborg - Dockside view at K&K Warehouse
Volmeborg - View from across the Menominee River
Pere Marquette 41 - Arrived Marinette Fuel & Dock with a load of limestone on Nov. 11
Pere Marquette 41 - Close-up of the tug, Undaunted, that pushes the barge
Pere Marquette 41 - The next 5 photos show how unloading is done aboard this vessel
Pere Marquette 41 - The clam bucket grabs a load of limestone
Pere Marquette 41 - The bucket is raised above a hopper
Pere Marquette 41 - The limestone is dropped into the hopper
Pere Marquette 41 - The hopper drops the limestone onto a conveyor belt and the product is dumped onshore
Pere Marquette 41 - Shoreside view of the unloading process
Vlistborg - Arrived K&K Warehouse with a load of wood pulp on Nov. 17
Vlistborg - Wide view from across the river
Vlistborg - Dockside view unloading at K&K Warehouse
Vancouverborg - Arrived K&K Warehouse with a load of wood pulp on Nov. 19
Vancouverborg - Dockside view at K&K Warehouse
Vancouverborg - A view from across the river
Vancouverborg - Turning around in the turning basin near the old Ansul Dock
Vancouverborg - Turned around and heading past K&K Warehouse outbound to the bay
Vancouverborg - Bow view heading for the Ogden Street Bridge
Vancouverborg - Side view passing the old Ann Arbor Carferry Dock (now a boat launch)
Vancouverborg - Heading outbound toward the lighthouse
Catherine Desgagnes - Unloading pig iron at Marinette Fuel & Dock on Nov. 20
Catherine Desgagnes - Wide view alongside the craneship, William H. Donner
Algolake - Arrived Marinette Fuel & Dock on Nov. 26 with a load of salt
Algolake - Stern view close-up from the Ogden Street Bridge
Algolake - The unloading boom has been "docked" and the ship is ready to depart
Algolake - Bow view heading out of the inner harbor
Algolake - Stern view heading down-river between the piers
Algolake - Side view between the range light and the lighthouse
Algolake - Heading past Menominee North Pier Lighthouse
Algolake - The stern deckhouse is a "bit taller" than the lighthouse
Calumet - Heading toward the lighthouse with a load of coal for Menominee Paper Company on Dec. 7
Calumet - Close-up in the inner harbor
Calumet - Unloading later that night
Kent & Vechtborg - Waiting out in the bay on Nov. 30 for the weather to abate
Kent - Arrived Marinette Fuel & Dock with a load of pig iron on Dec. 1
Vechtborg - Dockside view unloading at K&K Warehouse on Dec. 2
Vechtborg - Wide view from across the river
Kent - Turning around out in the bay upon its departure from Marinette Fuel & Dock
Amelia Desgagnes - Appraoches an ice-covered lighthouse pier on Dec. 4 heading for Marinette Fuel & Dock with a load of pig iron
Amelia Desgagnes - Close-up inside the piers
Veerseborg - Heads past the lighthouse and an ice-covered pier on Dec. 7
Veerseborg - Close-up inside the piers heading for K&K Warehouse with a load of wood pulp
Veerseborg - Stern view heading up-river into a beautiful sunset
Veerseborg - Unloading at K&K Warehouse on Dec. 8
Veerseborg - Bow-view dockside close-up
Veerseborg - Turning around later that afternoon
Veerseborg - Just about turned around
Veerseborg - Stern view outbound the Menominee River between the piers
Veerseborg - Our final ship of the year passes Menominee North Pier Lighthouse late afternoon on Dec. 8
That's it for 2002 - Hope you enjoyed the photos!
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