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Arly

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Here is photos taken yesterday with my 12yo assistant. I'm kinda proud of it, or Andrew really because he doesn't have many opportunities to operate machines that require motor skills. His folks don't have a lawn tractor for him to mess with so I got him modestly driving my ranger and much more operating our 6x6. His skills and confidence have going up in leaps and bounds. The top photo was taken live as loads this overly costly machine. He's home schooled so mom says he get his HW done ASAP if we're reading out to do trails. :crackup:
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Arly

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Here is the cutter Spar at work in the canal today. This canal cuts through the Keweenaw peninsula at Houghton MI. This cutter is 225ft long and home port is Duluth MN. We watched them attach to this buoy and pull it on board, then spend 1/2 hour hour serving it and put it back. The canal flows and we could clearly see there thrusters in use.
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Arly

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Couple more of the Spar by someone else. Top one was taken from Downtown Houghton. Lower was at the north entry. That's were the canal which is about 20 miles long meets the lake. Seems it took them more than 2 days to service all the buoys here.
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Tug Missouri headed back to Duluth MN down the canal at Hancock MI. Not a great pic but I'll post this to show how little the leaves are out here. Seems they were towing a crane barge at the same time but I can't locate a photo of the three right now. Seen here is the riprap barge.
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Tug Missouri headed back to Duluth MN down the canal at Hancock MI. Not a great pic but I'll post this to show how little the leaves are out here. Seems they were towing a crane barge at the same time but I can't locate a photo of the three right now. Seen here is the riprap barge.
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great shot! The tugs and crews work so hard and get very little credit.
 

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View of Manitou Island and Gull Rock lighthouse off the Keweenaw peninsula MI. Lots of shove ice still seen here.
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wow end of days winter lol... at least where I live it would be. from a good distance that lighthouse almost looks like a submarine.
 

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Here is the cutter Spar at work in the canal today. This canal cuts through the Keweenaw peninsula at Houghton MI. This cutter is 225ft long and home port is Duluth MN. We watched them attach to this buoy and pull it on board, then spend 1/2 hour hour serving it and put it back. The canal flows and we could clearly see there thrusters in use.
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Looks familiar! thats one nasty job. all sorts of slime and grime build up on stuff that stays in the water. the smell is the bad part when its river stuff.
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