Catching Up With the Oakglen

 This is a ship that I have a feeling is not going to be around much longer.

The Oakglen was coming down.

She was coming in from Thunder Bay with a load of grain.

She was heading to Quebec City which makes her journey one of the longer journeys on the Great Lakes.

As you can see, she is looking pretty rough.

She passes a relatively clean background.

I think I have these pictures out of order, but she is being approached by the J.W. Westcott.  The Indiana Harbor passes her.

She approaches the Indiana Harbor, the M.S. Westcott approaches the Indiana Harbor.  I like this shot.

She approaches the Ambassador Bridge.

The tower behind her bow.

The tower amidships.

As she passes.

And she continues down the river.

Keep the Lakes Great

 Next up was the Indiana Harbor.

I'm not sure where she was coming from but she was heading up to Two Harbors.

I imagine she will pick up iron ore in Two Harbors.

I'm not sure where she is going next.

She passes the Ambassador Bridge.

My favorite part of her, the sticker that says "Keep the Lakes Great".  I would love to find a bumper sticker that says this.

A Banner Plane

 I heard this guy flying over head.

This a Piper Super Cub pulling a banner.

You can see the line.

I think the banner said, "vote".  It was cool to see a Piper Super Cub though.

The Patricia Hoey

Next up was another surprise.

the Patricia Hoey was heading up to the Belle River Anchorage.

I think she was refueling a ship but I'm not sure which one.
 

The HMCS Harry DeWolf

 The next ship was kind of a treat and I was not expecting to see her.

The HMCS Harry DeWolf is an offshore patrol vehicle.

She was derived from the Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships which were designed to patrol the Arctic Ocean in an effort to protect Canada's resources up there.

This particular vessel is also designed to operate in the Arctic regions.

She was built by Irving Shipbuilding in Halifax and will be based in Halifax.

She was ordered in 2011, her keel was laid in 2016 and she was launched in 2018.

She has a 25 mm gun and two Browning 50 caliber machine guns.

She has multiple mission packets.  As I type this, I believe she is heading back to Halifax.

A Seagull

 While I was waiting for the next boat.

This guy made an appearance.

As you can see, it was kind of windy out.

Just kind of strolling.

Lufthansa Flight From Frankfurt

 As I was taking pictures of the ship, I heard this guy pass over.

It is the Lufthansa A340 coming to Detroit from Frankfort.  It was on the upwind leg.

The Right Honorable Paul J. Martin Makes an Appearance

 It wasn't too long for the next ship.

The Right Honorable Paul J. Martin was up next.

She is heading to Montreal.

I think she was heading down from Thunder Bay but I'm not sure what she was carrying.

I'm guessing it was grain.

The bow shot.

She makes the turn for the channel.

A relatively clean background.

She passes the Renaissance Center.

Passing Windsor.

Another relatively clean background.

She passes the Ambassador Bridge.

The tower behind her pilothouse.

She continues down the river.

Sadly, I was shooting into the sun for this.

A shot of the Gordie Howe Bridge.

A Homeland Security Helicopter Makes an Appearance

 As I was waiting for the next ship, this guy appeared.

This an Airbus AS350 which is owned by the Department of Homeland Security.

Vice President Harris was in town yesterday which means this guy was also in town yesterday.

I'm not sure what he was looking for.

but it was kind of cool to see.