All right, I'll admit it. I'm dry, warm and enjoying a cup of coffee
and a delicious doughnut. I am also well entertained. Acheson's
Ventures placed a museum smack dab on the St. Clair River, with floor
to ceiling picture windows and an excellent doughnut shop. Add to that
free wireless and announcements every time a freighter travels up or
down the river, and you have an engaging place to write a novel or
play card games or conduct Great Lakes research. The center installed
a camera in the St. Clair River above the mouth of the Black River
confluence, and thousands of fish are swimming by, and each appears to
be a trophy fish in length. One wag guessed Tuna, judging by the
notched tails, but I'm going to hazard Steelhead. The wag could be an
extra in a movie on Great Lakes freighters. He's only missing a proper
pipe of tobacco. No one can confirm if this is a live-feed or not. No one can
positively identify the fish in the school. The camera might be broken
and I doubt anyone is diving down to fix it until spring. The camera
is live when the St. Clair Sheriff's diving team performs an
underwater show for the BoatNerd.Com visitors. Right now the ship's
bell is ringing by the docent's desk, so a ship is soon to become the
one boat parade. No, that's not quite it. That bell is the clock that
rings the hours and the quarter hours. Five ships are moored in lower
Lake Huron, unable to proceed due to weather. Two freighters are
making their way up the St. Clair River, but neither will pass our
windows before sundown and closing of the museum. Most of these
statuses are posted on a monitor, a spreadsheet the docents can
explain. A staffer named Freighter Frank made the news yesterday when
a millionaire's yacht came sailing through, and the front desk has all
the statistics of this glorious ship, registered in New Orleans, built
in 2002. If you have a huge boat, prepare to be stalked by
BoatNerd.Com. A wooden statue of Freighter Frank guards all the doors
that are closed today. Traffic is slow today. Winter ice will close the shipping season on
the St. Lawrence Seaway, Port Huron Michigan marking the half way
point. Is that the halfway point to the Atlantic Ocean? Port Huron has
an annoucement on the road declaring this the halfway point on the
Seaway, but it doesn't mention the Atlantic. So where is the starting
point in the east? The harbors of Chicago, the steel docks of Hammond
Indiana, or the deep water port of Muskegon, Michigan are all likely
starting points. Maybe I'll just drive the rest of the way to the
Atlantic and watch the odometer. BoatNerd.Com, Here there and everywhere, it's hip, hip to be ship
aware: http://boatnerd.com/
Acheson Ventures: http://www.achesonventures.com/Home.aspx
and a delicious doughnut. I am also well entertained. Acheson's
Ventures placed a museum smack dab on the St. Clair River, with floor
to ceiling picture windows and an excellent doughnut shop. Add to that
free wireless and announcements every time a freighter travels up or
down the river, and you have an engaging place to write a novel or
play card games or conduct Great Lakes research. The center installed
a camera in the St. Clair River above the mouth of the Black River
confluence, and thousands of fish are swimming by, and each appears to
be a trophy fish in length. One wag guessed Tuna, judging by the
notched tails, but I'm going to hazard Steelhead. The wag could be an
extra in a movie on Great Lakes freighters. He's only missing a proper
pipe of tobacco. No one can confirm if this is a live-feed or not. No one can
positively identify the fish in the school. The camera might be broken
and I doubt anyone is diving down to fix it until spring. The camera
is live when the St. Clair Sheriff's diving team performs an
underwater show for the BoatNerd.Com visitors. Right now the ship's
bell is ringing by the docent's desk, so a ship is soon to become the
one boat parade. No, that's not quite it. That bell is the clock that
rings the hours and the quarter hours. Five ships are moored in lower
Lake Huron, unable to proceed due to weather. Two freighters are
making their way up the St. Clair River, but neither will pass our
windows before sundown and closing of the museum. Most of these
statuses are posted on a monitor, a spreadsheet the docents can
explain. A staffer named Freighter Frank made the news yesterday when
a millionaire's yacht came sailing through, and the front desk has all
the statistics of this glorious ship, registered in New Orleans, built
in 2002. If you have a huge boat, prepare to be stalked by
BoatNerd.Com. A wooden statue of Freighter Frank guards all the doors
that are closed today. Traffic is slow today. Winter ice will close the shipping season on
the St. Lawrence Seaway, Port Huron Michigan marking the half way
point. Is that the halfway point to the Atlantic Ocean? Port Huron has
an annoucement on the road declaring this the halfway point on the
Seaway, but it doesn't mention the Atlantic. So where is the starting
point in the east? The harbors of Chicago, the steel docks of Hammond
Indiana, or the deep water port of Muskegon, Michigan are all likely
starting points. Maybe I'll just drive the rest of the way to the
Atlantic and watch the odometer. BoatNerd.Com, Here there and everywhere, it's hip, hip to be ship
aware: http://boatnerd.com/
Acheson Ventures: http://www.achesonventures.com/Home.aspx
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