Lakes Limestone Trade Up 5.3 Percent in August
CLEVELAND, OH – Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3.8 million tons in August, an increase of 5.3 percent from 2021. Limestone cargos were below the month’s 5-year average by 1.6 percent.
Loadings from U.S. quarries totaled 3.1 million tons, an increase of 3 percent compared to a year ago. Shipments from Canadian quarries totaled 740,122 tons, an increase of 16.3 percent.
Year-to-date the Lakes limestone trade stands at 17.5 million tons, an increase of less than 1 percent compared to a year ago. Loadings from Michigan and Ohio quarries total 13.8 million tons, an increase of 2.2 percent. Shipments from Ontario quarries total 3.7 million tons, a decrease of 4.6 percent.
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Reserve now for MHSD’s Detroit River cruise on September 10
Join other members of the MHSD aboard the passenger vessel Diamond Queen, (captained by MHSD’s very own Mike Nicholls and with MHSD member Ken Borg as narrator) for a Detroit River cruise 1-4 p.m. Saturday, September 10. We will do our best to get up close to freighter traffic and, if conditions are favorable, go up the Rouge River (however, the Rouge is not guaranteed). Snacks and refreshments will be available on the boat.
Tickets are $28 ($30 at the dock if space is still available). Buy tickets online at BrownPaperTickets.com (put Marine Historical Society in the search box to find our event).
By mail, send a check, payable to the Marine Historical Society of Detroit, to MHSD Cruise, 1020 Iroquois St., Detroit, MI 48214. Late orders will not be mailed – they will be held for you at the dock. We are limiting the number to 100 passengers so there will be plenty of room to move about the boat.
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