It's slow going for the upbound Algorail as she battles heavy ice in the lower St. Clair River.

April 29, 1984

Tags:   algorail algoma central corp st clair river

© All Rights Reserved

The Brookdale is inbound on the Welland Canal below Lock1 September 1/1977.

Tags:   Brookdale Great Lakes ships Welland Canal

© All Rights Reserved

Leaving the confines of the St. Clair River, the Cadillac heads upbound on Lake Huron at Point Edward Ontario October 13/80.

Tags:   Cadillac Cleveland Cliffs Steamship Co Lake Huron Point Edward Ontario

© All Rights Reserved

The Calcite II is upbound on the Detroit River's Amherstburg Channel May 17/81.

Launched as the William G. Clyde in 1929, the vessel still operates under the name Maumee for Lower Lakes Transportation.

Tags:   Calcite II USS Great Lakes Fleet Detroit River Amherstburg Ontario Maumee Lower Lakes Transportation

© All Rights Reserved

The newly named Conallison is tied up at the Consol Fuel dock in Windsor July 3/81.


The J. R. Sensibar was originally launched on Dec 9/1905 as the Frank C. Ball. She was purchased by Sensibar Transportation, converted to a self unloading sand barge, and renamed J. R. Sensibar in 1930. The Sensibar was sold to Midwest Vessel Corp in 1935 and resold to Columbia in 1942. The Sensibar was laid up in the Frog Pond at Toledo in 1980. She was sold to Canadian Johnstone Shipping in 1981 and renamed Conallison. The Conallison was purchased to carry coal from Lake Erie ports to Quebec. However, on her first trip, 7/26/81, the operation ended due to a contract dispute. The Conallison was chartered to Westdale to replace the Erindale after the latter vessel hit the Allendale Bridge on the Welland Canal. After three trips, the Conallison was laid up for the last time at Toronto on 11/13/81. The Conallison and the George M. Carl were towed to Aviles, Spain in Sept. '84 for scrapping.

Tags:   Conallison Johnstone Shipping Co J R Sensibar Columbia Transportation Co Detroit River Windsor Ontario Consol Fuels

© All Rights Reserved