Huge chunks of ice formed frozen strands that shifted back and forth, in and out along the western shore of Lake Huron this weekend. The ice floes were clearly visible as far out into the lake as we could see.
From Cedar Bluff we watched a steady parade of Great Lakes vessels pass the lakehouse. Here is the Presque Isle, an integrated tug barge (ITB) headed north on Saturday, March 26. We spotted a saltie (ocean going vessel) loaded with wind turbine blades late on Friday. It, too, was headed north.
Imaaine the view from these ships as they pass through the vast ice formations that constantly shift on the surface of the lakes in late March. It must be cold walking the decks when one is out on a ship on the Great Lakes in early spring.
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Wanda Hayes Eichler
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