The Atlantic Huron Passes By

It has been a while since I have posted and I apologize for that.  I've been pretty busy at work and have only really wanted to relax during the weekend.  It didn't really help that the weather hasn't been particularly cooperative, so I really haven't felt like going out.  It was a nice day and I forced myself to go out.

I had hoped to get more ships but I got kind of a late start.  I had to get some paints for my models and it seemed like they were working on every street on my way to Belle Isle.

By the time I reached Belle Isle, the last ship in the string of ships I hoped to catch had passed.  I saw that this one was coming down and I hoped to catch her at Belle Isle but Belle Isle had other plans for me.

So off to Riverside I went.  Riverside was busy but I was able to get a parking spot.

The Atlantic Huron was heading down to Sandusky.  I assume that she is going to pick up coal there but I am not sure where she is going to take it.

The Atlantic Huron has a special place for me.  It was in one of my early pictures.  That picture made me realize I could do ship photos.

It seems like she is not long for this world though.

She approaches the Ambassador Bridge.

She starts to pass the Ambassador Bridge.

I like this shot.

She passes the Ambassador Bridge.

She continues down the Detroit River.  From this point, it about 7 hours for her to reach Sandusky (which means she is approaching as I type this).

She passes the American Century and approaches the Gordie Howe Bridge.

Next Up, the Whitefish Bay

 I saw that the next ship was coming up but I wasn't sure if I would be able to catch her but she passed by as I was waiting for the other ship.

Her origin is listed as Port Colborne but that is the last spot she would have visited on the Welland Canal.  So that means I am not sure what she was carrying but it definitely looks like she was loaded.

She was heading to Gary and that means she was likely carrying coal or iron.

But I am not sure.

Anyway, it was pretty cool to catch her.

I like seeing the red hulls.

The add some color.

She continues down the river.

One more shot before the next ship.

Next Up, the CSL Assiniboine

 So it seemed that it was a pretty busy day on the river.  I haven't done more than a couple ships in a while, so I was a nice change.

I headed back to Marysville to catch the next group.  They were pretty tightly packed, so I could catch them fairly quickly.

First up from that group was the CSL Assiniboine.

I'm not sure where she was coming from.

But she was heading up to Thunder Bay.

I presume that means she was heading up to pick up grain.

She makes her way towards me.

The was still quite a bit of fog.

But as I said, that made for moody pictures.

One more with my regular camera.

Then I switched to my drone again.

I was trying to get a frontal shot.

But I wasn't brave enough to stay there for much longer.

But I like this shot.

The beam shot.

One more shot before the next ship.

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.

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.