Featured ships:

Aug. 8:

Edwin H. Gott - Upbound at West Pier is my first ship of this trip
CSL Tadoussac - Upbound in the Poe Lock
Paul Bunyan - Derrick Barge used to lift the Lock Gates when they need repair
CSL Tadoussac - passes the soon to be scrapped Quedoc in Upper St. Mary's River
CSL Tadoussac & Algocen - meet in the Upper St. Mary's River near Algoma Steel's Export Dock

Algocen - passes the doomed Quedoc
Cedarglen - passes fleetmate CSL Tadoussac in Upper St. Mary's River
Algocen - passes dredging operations on her way downbound to the Poe Lock
Algocen - Downbound at Mission Point
Algocen - passes a rock pile below Mission Point

Cedarglen - Viewed through the rudder post of the Valley Camp Museum Ship
Cedarglen - Downbound at Mission Point
Fred R. White - Upbound below Mission Point
Cedarglen - shows off its (now) unique pilothouse at Mission Point
Fred R. White - View of its pilothouse at Mission Point

Cedarglen - Downbound past Mission Point
Fred R. White - Upbound in lower Poe Lock approach
Charles M. Beeghly - Approaches rock pile below Mission Point
Charles M. Beeghly - In Lower St. Mary's River off James A. Alford Waterfront Park
Saginaw - heads out of Algoma Steel complex

Saginaw - continues its trip out of Algoma Steel
Saginaw - Another view leaving Algoma Steel
Saginaw - proceeds up-river to turn around before heading downbound
Saginaw - turns around up-river from Algoma Steel Export Dock
Saginaw - Now turned around
Saginaw - approaches Upper Soo Locks approach downbound as night settles in

Aug. 9:

Dredging - continues in Upper Soo Locks approaches
Roger Blough - Upbound in Upper Soo Locks approach after leaving Poe Lock
Cashin - Saltie downbound in Upper St. Mary's River
Missouri - G-tug heads out to assist Cashin
Roger Blough - passes Algoma Steel in Upper St. Mary's River

Roger Blough & Cashin - Passing above Algoma Steel
Roger Blough - Side view of its bow
Roger Blough - Upbound in Upper St. Mary's River at Sherman Park
Michipicoten - (ex-Elton Hoyt 2nd) at Algoma Steel dock
Michipicoten - heads out of Algoma Steel complex Upbound

Michipicoten - Bow view of the upbound ship
Michipicoten - passes the doomed Quedoc in Upper St. Mary's River
Michipicoten & Milin Kamak - pass near Sherman Park in the Upper St. Mary's River
Milin Kamak - Saltie downbound in Upper St. Mary's River
Michipicoten - heads for more taconite (iron ore pellets) at Marquette, MI

Milin Kamak - View of the saltie's deckhouse
Milin Kamak & Indiana Harbor - Downbound saltie passes upbound 1000-footer
Indiana Harbor - Upbound in Upper St. Mary's River
Indiana Harbor - Deckhouse view passing the soon to be scrapped Quedoc
Algoma Steel complex - wide view of the Canadian steel mill

Indiana Harbor - Upbound near Sherman Park in Upper St. Mary's River
Zeus - Small upbound saltie passes Mission Point
Milin Kamak & Zeus - Two salties pass above Mission Point
Zeus - Upbound in the MacArthur Lock approach
Zeus - Ready to enter MacArthur Lock

Kaye E. Barker - Being serviced by the supply boat Ojibway in Lower St. Mary's River
Kaye E. Barker - Downbound in Lower St. Mary's River
Kaye E. Barker - Downbound above Mission Point
Algonova - Tanker upbound at Mission point

Aug. 10

Charles M. Beeghly - Downbound in Poe Lock
Charles M. Beeghly - Downbound in Lower St. Mary's River with the supply boat Ojibway alongside
Ojibway - This boat carries supplies and crewmembers to Great Lakes freighters at the Soo
Charles M. Beeghly - makes the turn at Mission Point
Charles M. Beeghly - passes a picnic area at Rotary Park near Mission Point

Quedoc - A venerable old ship awaits scrapping at the Canadian Soo
Canadian Transport - In the upper MacArthur Lock approach
Canadian Transport - In the MacArthur Lock
Algosoo - Upbound approaching Mission Point
Algosoo - Bow close-up at Mission Point

Algosoo - Stern shot passing Mission Point upbound
Canadian Transport & Algosoo - pass in the Lower St. Mary's River above Mission Point
Canadian Transport - passes Mission Point downbound
Canadian Transport - Logo near starboard side stern
Canadian Transport - Stern shot downbound past Mission Point

Algosoo - enters the MacArthur Lock upbound
Algonova - Downbound in the Lower St. Mary's River
Algonova - passes a rock pile while downbound below Mission Point
Samuel Risley - Canadian Coast Guard ship at dock in the Canadian Soo
Owen M. Frederick - Army Corps of Engineers tug at base below the Soo Locks
Michipicoten - takes another load of taconite pellets to Algoma Steel

Michipicoten - makes the turn into the dock at Algoma Steel
CSL Niagara - is preceded by a small Coast Guard boat below Mission Point
USCG 49423 - passes upbound near Mission Point
CSL Niagara - Upbound near Mission Point as a couple geese look on
CSL Niagara - Upbound at Mission Point

CSL Niagara - Stern view upbound at Mission Point
CSL Niagara - Upbound in the lower Poe Lock approach
CSL Naigara - Another view in the lower Poe Lock approach
CSL Niagara - Passes the Soo Locks Administration Building heading into the Poe Lock
Herbert C. Jackson - passes the rock pile below Mission Point

Herbert C. Jackson - Bow profile passing Mission Point
Herbert C. Jackson - Stern view upbound at Mission Point
Herbert C. Jackson - passes a flock of geese at Rotary Park
Herbert C. Jackson - Upbound in the lower Poe Lock approach
Herbert C. Jackson - Wide view in the lower approach to the Poe Lock

Aug. 11

Middletown - Upbound below Mission Point
Middletown - Bow profile at Mission Point
Middletown - Stern view upbound at Mission Point
Middletown - In the lower approach to the MacArthur Lock
Middletown - enters the MacArthur Lock upbound

Middletown - shows off her battle stars earned in WWII
Middletown - In the MacArthur Lock
Middletwon - In the MacArthur Lock after being raised 21-feet to Lake Superior level
Middletown - departs the MacArthur Lock
Middletown - Stern view after departing the MacArthur Lock upbound
Bide-A-Wee - Soo Locks tour boat upbound in the Poe Lock

USCG 49423 - Coast Guard boat upbound in the MacArthur Lock
USCG 49423 - Stern view leaving the MacArthur Lock
Canadian Miner - Downbound in the upper Poe Lock Approach
Canadian Miner - passes one of many rock piles in the lower St. Mary's River
Canadian Miner & Spruceglen - pass in the lower St. Mary's River

Canadian Miner - Downbound at Mission Point
Canadian Miner - Note the sprinklers used to cool the deck to prevent buckling
Spruceglen - Upbound in lower Poe Lock approach
Spruceglen - Another view in the lower Poe Lock approach
Pineglen - Upbound near Mission Point on a gorgeous day

Pineglen - Stern view passing Mission Point
Pineglen - Upbound in the lower Poe Lock approach
Pineglen - gives a thrill to visitors on a tour boat in the Poe Lock
Elikon - Saltie is helped into the Poe Lock by the G-Tug Missouri
Mesabi Miner - approaches Mission Point while Atlantic Huron makes the turn at 6-mile

Mesabi Miner - passes a rock pile near Mission Point
Mesabi Miner - Stern view upbound at Mission Point
Atlantic Huron - passes a rock pile near Mission Point
Atlantic Huron - Stern view upbound at Mission Point
Oglebay Norton - is the next ship upbound near Mission Point

Oglebay Norton - Stern view upbound at Mission Point
Oglebay Norton - Upbound in lower St. Mary's River
Atlantic Huron - Silhouetted in the Poe Lock against a setting sun

Aug. 12

Presque Isle - worms its way through dredges downbound in the upper Poe Lock approach
Presque Isle - In the upper Poe Lock approach
Nokomis & Presque Isle - Tour Boat Nokomis in the MacArthur and Presque Isle in the Poe Lock
Presque Isle - Wide view in the Poe Lock
Indiana Harbor - Downbound at West Pier in upper St. Mary's River

Presque Isle - Downbound at Mission Point
Presque Isle & Edgar B. Speer - meet below Mission Point
Presque Isle & Edgar B. Speer - Another view of the two 1000-footers meeting
Edgar B. Speer - Upbound at Mission Point
Edgar B. Speer - Stern view passing Mission Point

Indiana Harbor - leaves the Poe Lock downbound
Indiana Harbor & Edgar B. Speer - in the lower Poe Lock Approach
Edgar B. Speer - Upbound in the lower Poe Lock approach
Edgar B. Speer - Wide view in the lower Poe Lock Approach
Paul R. Tregurtha - The largest Great Lakes ship upbound near Mission Point

Paul R. Tregurtha - Another view near Mission Point
Paul R. Tregurtha - Yet another view at Mission Point
Paul R. Tregurtha - Stern view upbound at Mission Point
USCG 72015 - Another of a variety of Coast Guard boats seen on this trip
H. Lee White - Upbound at 6-mile (about 3 miles away)

H. Lee White - passes the rock pile near Mission Point
H. Lee White - Stern view upbound at Mission Point
Canadian Olympic - Upbound at 6-Mile as the sun sets
Canadian Olympic - Upbound near Mission point after sunset
Canadian Olympic - Stern view upbound at Mission point as a couple looks on

Aug. 13

St. Clair - Upbound near James A. Alford Waterfront Park on lower St. Mary's River
Purvis Tugs - Avenger IV and Reliance at dock in Canadian Soo
St. Clair - heads for the lower Poe Lock appraoch wall
Michipicoten and CSL Niagara - In upper St. Mary's River (taken at West Pier)
Michipicoten - heads for Algoma Steel (taken at West Pier)

Michipicoten - makes the turn toward Algoma Steel with more taconite pellets
CSL Niagara - downbound in upper St. Mary's River at Sherman Park

...and one more surprise awaited me as I passed through Escanaba, MI on my way home:

Kaye E. Barker - At Escanaba North C. Reiss Dock unloading coal
Kaye E. Barker - Close-up of her pilothouse at Escanaba, MI