Lakes iron ore trade up 11.4 percent in May
Cleveland, OH – Shipments of iron ore from U.S. Great Lakes ports totaled 5.5 million tons in May, an increase of 11.4 percent compared to a year ago, but 1.9 percent below the month’s 5-year average.
Year-to-date the iron ore trade stands at nearly 15 million tons, an increase of 13.6 percent compared to the same point in 2020. Iron ore shipments were also 5.4 percent above their 5-year average for five months of the year.
Lake Carriers’ Association
Historic Edna G Tugboat to turn 125 this summer
Two Harbors, MN – The Edna G tug is a staple for the Two Harbors community. In her day she helped iron ore boats make their way into Agate Bay Harbor. “The history of Iron ore shipping in Minnesota is written in every dent and every crease in the tugs hull,” said volunteer Tom Koehler.
The boat was utilized during WWI and was officially retired in December 1980. The Friends of Edna G group are honoring the tugboat’s 125-year history this August with a weekend-long celebration. “We felt that after 125 years she deserved a birthday party,” said Kathy Glenn, member of the Friends of Edna group. “She had one at her 100th but she deserves another birthday party.”
The Edna G celebration will take place in Two Harbors on August 28-29. It will include a pancake breakfast, art and essay contests, and musical guests.
To the Friends of Edna G, their little tugboat made Two Harbors what it is, but also America. “Without her taking the boats in and out with the ore on it, the steel wouldn’t have been made machinery, skyscrapers, railroads, bridges,” said Glenn.
WHERE: Paul Van Hoven Park, 2 Waterfront Drive, Two Harbors, MN
WHEN: Saturday, August 28, 10 am to 6 pm and Sunday, August 29, 10 am to 5 pm
For lodging information and other things to do while are on the North Shore, check-out the Lake County Chamber of Commerce.
Website: http://www.lakecounty-chamber.com/
Phone: (218)834-2600
Email Address: info@lakecounty-chamber.com
Work begins on massive mural that will shine a national spotlight on Toledo
Toledo, OH –The first paint went up on Wednesday for a giant mural that will adorn the side of dozens of silos in downtown Toledo. After decades as a giant blank canvas along the banks of the Maumee River, the ADM silos are being transformed into community art.
“We’ve always been a city dedicated to the arts,” says Nicole LeBoutillier, who has been part of the Glass City River Wall project from the start. “This just takes it to a whole new level. The mural is being painted on 28 silos and involves about 170,00 square feet of space. It will be the largest mural in the country when we are done. I wake up every day happy to be part of this project. Watching it finally come to life is emotional.”
The project started after Nicole, Brandy Wimberly, and some other friends took a boat ride down the river in 2019. The idea from that summer day truly began to take shape Wednesday as the first paint went on to the silos.
Christina Kasper is the Project Manager, and says it rewarding to see something so many have worked on begin to take shape. “This project has literally shifted the axis of my being,” she says. “I will never be the same after doing this project. All of the people who have been part of this have helped create a beautiful tapestry for this community.”
The mural will have a beautiful blue background. It will feature sunflowers that are native to this area, as well as Native American portraits to honor our region’s first farmers. “I think I ordered about 5,000 gallons of paint,” says Zak Warmann, owner of Detroit Sign Painters a company working with artist Gabe Gault to bring the design to life. “Have you ever ordered that much before? I don’t think anybody has.”
So just how do you go about creating a mural on 28 silos? It’s similar to the paint by numbers concept, just on a much larger scale.
“We break the drawing down into one by one-inch segments and blow it up into 10 by10 sections on the wall,” says Warmann. “The hard part is that there is no stepping back to look at your work. You have to trust your skill. At the end of the day, you have to drive by to see what you painted.”
Warmann adds that the cement coating paint being used on the project should last for decades. “You likely won’t even see any fading for 15 years or so,” he says. “And it will be many years after that before you see any deterioration. It will outlast me, that’s for sure.”
The project has a price tag of about $750,000 and crews expect to be working on the mural through August. It will be finished just in time for the Solheim Cup, an event that will draw people from all over the world to Toledo.
Gabe Gault is from Los Angeles and will be here working on the project this summer. There are also four local artists who will be working alongside him. And it’s not just a pretty mural, there will also be an educational component to it for local students.
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Read more about the project here: https://www.glasscityriverwall.org/
June 2021 – Marine News Report
Vessels with Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway connections reported as a Casualty or Sold for Demolition taken from June 2021 issue of Marine News –Journal of the World Ship Society.
Casualties: None reported
Demolitions: CAPE ALAVA (5004099; United States of America) (Comet-80, African Comet-80). First Seaway transit 1976) – 11,580 / 1962 – general cargo ship. By government of the United States of America (Dept. of Transportation Maritime Administration) (MARAD), United States of America, to Steel Coast, United States. Arrived Brownsville, TX. 5.12.2020, commenced demolition 7.12.2020
SAL (7902233; St Kitts & Nevis) (Salarium-20 – 1st seaway transit- 2009, Nanticoke-09 First Seaway transit 1980); 21,870 / 1980 – bulk carrier self-discharging laker. By Star Matrix Ltd (Green Ocean Ship management Pvt Ltd) Hong Kong, China, to Solyu Gemi Geri Donusum Sti, Turkey and arrived Aliaga 5.12.2020 – commenced demolition 7.12.2020
Report prepared by Barry Andersen and René Beauchamp
