And a week after launch, the Wright Brothers made their first flight. Yet in all that time, and all the changes in aircraft and many other technologies, she stayed in service - amazing.
I grew up in Saginaw boating past the beautiful E.M. Ford that was docked in Carrollton for years. Huron definitely had a fleet of real Antiques. Thanks for the great videos, my new favorite channel.
Unrelated to this video, but at 3:31, I'm honestly so amazed there's more pictures of the 6th street bridge. It was gone before my time, and I've only ever been able to find one pic of it. So even just these little glimpses of it are awesome!
Thanks for the tour Wes! Great stuff and I really enjoyed seeing the inside of a classic lake freighter before her sad demise. A lot of fun to watch! I hope the documentary comes to life! Thanks for sharing these great videos! All your stuff is top notch!
Beautiful ship, even if neglected back in 2001. If scrapping of her is delayed long enough for finances and safety allowing a road trip, I'd very much love to see her in person. Likely from afar, but still! Thank you for this in detailed look of this very underrated laker
I used to unload cement in that ship at LaFarge in Chicago. I used to tour that ship all the time back in 1997. I actually got one of the big cast iron frying pans and I still cook on it today. I remember looking at all the logs where and when it traveled and also the captains. I believe the ship first sailed in 1902!?
At 6:32 the item with the lever is the control lever for the bow thruster. The whistle pull would have been located under the red fire extinguisher pictured to the right.
Always interesting and informative! Can't say I've heard of her! Lived in Superior until 1974! Vacation in the twin ports every couple of years! Never knew she was there!
James Owens was also the captain of the George Morley, which burned to the water line off Evanston IL in 1897. Owens pulled the Evanston Life-Saving Service and Evanston Fire Department off the vessel to let it burn.
I can tell you why, it's a beautiful piece of history that worked hard and now it is going away for ever. In it's place will be something that has all the style of a floating turd. Nothing made today has any stile or quality of the old ships and cars too for that matter. It's a real shame.
GREAT question. The answer is no, it was never fully produced. 9/11 vaporized the funding. I am, however, in contact with the producer to see how much of the footage we can put here.
@@guay250 Hi Alberto. Wes posted an explanation of this some time back, although I'm sorry I do not have the link. I think the idea was that the steersman/pilot would use the bow-mast as a directional aid for specific land features and steer accordingly. Timing would be critical I imagine, but the "mast" would help provide accurate directional control. Hope this helps and Wes will correct me if I've made mistakes.
Very good question. No, the JB was working the lower lakes at the time. The search vessels that that the Coast Guard requested to leave shelter that night were the Arthur M. Anderson, Wm. Clay Ford, Wm R. Roesch, Benjamin F. Fairless, Frontenac, Murray Bay, Hilda Marjanne and Algosoo. Of those only the Anderson, Ford and Marjanne agreed to up anchor and go out from under Whitefish Point's shelter. The weather forced the Marjanne to turn back.
@@authorwes ok thank you for the clarification. I missed that the video was that old. Thank you for the wonderful videos that you post. I really enjoy them.
Soon she'll see a scrapyard I'm sure. That's what happens to these older vessels. Cheaper to scrap them than to save them even though they have a massive historical past history.
And a week after launch, the Wright Brothers made their first flight. Yet in all that time, and all the changes in aircraft and many other technologies, she stayed in service - amazing.
So sad to finally see her stack gone.... thank you so much for this video! I love your books!
I grew up in Saginaw boating past the beautiful E.M. Ford that was docked in Carrollton for years. Huron definitely had a fleet of real Antiques. Thanks for the great videos, my new favorite channel.
Unrelated to this video, but at 3:31, I'm honestly so amazed there's more pictures of the 6th street bridge. It was gone before my time, and I've only ever been able to find one pic of it. So even just these little glimpses of it are awesome!
Thanks for the tour Wes! Great stuff and I really enjoyed seeing the inside of a classic lake freighter before her sad demise. A lot of fun to watch! I hope the documentary comes to life! Thanks for sharing these great videos! All your stuff is top notch!
Thanks for watching
Beautiful ship, even if neglected back in 2001. If scrapping of her is delayed long enough for finances and safety allowing a road trip, I'd very much love to see her in person. Likely from afar, but still! Thank you for this in detailed look of this very underrated laker
I used to unload cement in that ship at LaFarge in Chicago. I used to tour that ship all the time back in 1997. I actually got one of the big cast iron frying pans and I still cook on it today. I remember looking at all the logs where and when it traveled and also the captains. I believe the ship first sailed in 1902!?
Wow- cool story, thanks for posting!
1904
At 6:32 the item with the lever is the control lever for the bow thruster. The whistle pull would have been located under the red fire extinguisher pictured to the right.
Thanks!! It's good to hear from someone who knows for sure. As I said, I was just guessing.
Very interesting video. Thanks for sharing.
Always interesting and informative! Can't say I've heard of her! Lived in Superior until 1974! Vacation in the twin ports every couple of years! Never knew she was there!
Thanks again for the work put in making these videos
Glad you like them!
Plywood? Yeah, you're gonna be solid on the Lakes. I'll check into this this one. Many thanks.
James Owens was also the captain of the George Morley, which burned to the water line off Evanston IL in 1897. Owens pulled the Evanston Life-Saving Service and Evanston Fire Department off the vessel to let it burn.
Wes, I have almost all of your books, love them!!
Awesome! Thank you!
Love the mismatching anchor pprts
Sad to see her being scrapped. Grew up near Ashland,WI, and still am in the Air Guard in Duluth. So I swing by the harbor to see the ships.
Cool
Yes, shes still in Superior to this day but I also heard the rumor that may not be for much longer?
They're cutting her up right now.
Why do ships like this, that we've never met or seen, cause our throats to tighten? I'm near tears and could not tell you why.
I can tell you why, it's a beautiful piece of history that worked hard and now it is going away for ever. In it's place will be something that has all the style of a floating turd. Nothing made today has any stile or quality of the old ships and cars too for that matter. It's a real shame.
Have to disagree. I would usually head to the engine room first. :-)
Love From Lake Freighters
Great vid. Have you done any episodes on any of the wrecks that ring Isle Royale?
Not yet.
Buffalo Harbor Museum has on display one nameboard and a lifeboat bailer.
Do you know if this documentary is purchasable online? Do you remember the name of the program? Thanks!
GREAT question. The answer is no, it was never fully produced. 9/11 vaporized the funding. I am, however, in contact with the producer to see how much of the footage we can put here.
@@authorwes Thanks for the reply. Best of luck!
Thank You
You're welcome
where did you get all your ship models ?
I made all of them from scratch. See my model-making videos ruclips.net/video/k9hzKH5wqTI/видео.html
Where is Carlton, MI? I looked on Google Maps and found no such place along the Saginaw River.
Just north of Saginaw on the west side of the river.
Hi, what was for, the bow mast looking forward?, you can see it in drawings named as "steering pole hallyard"
Yes, correct
@@authorwes Thanks, how was it used?
@@guay250 Hi Alberto. Wes posted an explanation of this some time back, although I'm sorry I do not have the link. I think the idea was that the steersman/pilot would use the bow-mast as a directional aid for specific land features and steer accordingly. Timing would be critical I imagine, but the "mast" would help provide accurate directional control. Hope this helps and Wes will correct me if I've made mistakes.
@@roderickcampbell2105 thanks Rod
Wondering who JB Ford was. Also mentioned EM Ford.
I'm going to do a video on the Huron Cement company and that will answer those questions. Watch for it.
@@authorwes thanks. Looking forward to it.
I sailed a coal burner launched in 1909 , GA Thompson. , wooden hatch covers , then covered with canvas , held in place by wooden wedges.
See my ruclips.net/video/T7gwfrOLCy0/видео.html video
Did this ship help in the search for Edmund Fitzgerald?
Very good question. No, the JB was working the lower lakes at the time. The search vessels that that the Coast Guard requested to leave shelter that night were the Arthur M. Anderson, Wm. Clay Ford, Wm R. Roesch, Benjamin F. Fairless, Frontenac, Murray Bay, Hilda Marjanne and Algosoo. Of those only the Anderson, Ford and Marjanne agreed to up anchor and go out from under Whitefish Point's shelter. The weather forced the Marjanne to turn back.
She put in to Buffalo, New York on the 8th, so she was well into lay-up and beginning her conversion from coal to oil firing.
Isn't she a museum ship now ?
Nope... she's scrap metal now. Only some of her keel has yet to be fully cut up.
Only in books.
Use handrails!
I thought it was in Duluth at a scrapyard.
As stated in the video- this was taken in 2001. The vessel was moved several times thereafter.
@@authorwes ok thank you for the clarification. I missed that the video was that old. Thank you for the wonderful videos that you post. I really enjoy them.
Last I knew she had a fire during the scrapping process that Duluth Fire Department had to come out for. Mar '21??
Soon she'll see a scrapyard I'm sure. That's what happens to these older vessels. Cheaper to scrap them than to save them even though they have a massive historical past history.
She's almost fully scrapped as of now.
Good video. I can understand why it got 1k likes.
Wow... I wasn't actually counting. Thanks for pointing that out!
It’s “Lafarge”
Glad you found something to pick at.
@@authorwes wasn’t picking, just correcting….lol
Granted us permission to “video”, yet it’s all stills…
I don't own the video, but I'm in touch with the producer who does. When we come to terms, you'll see it.
@@authorwes: Thank you.
In my opinion she looked the best in her green Huron Cement color scheme
My wife says so too. In fact when I built my model of the Townsend, she made me paint it in that green.
Lefarge bought out U.S. concrete a couple years ago. Good riddance.
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