French cruise ship makes first visit to Thunder Bay area For the first time ever, the French-owned cruise ship Le Champlain is touring Lake Superior. The five-deck, 188-passenger luxury vessel arrived in Thunder Bay early Tuesday morning from Duluth, but was in the port just long enough for processing by the Canada Border Services Agency. After about … Read more
Council defers decision on the future of the James Whalen Tug City council has deferred a decision on what to do with the historic James Whalen tugboat. On Monday night, city staff was set to present four options that could see the tugboat recycled or displayed on dry land at a significant cost. According to the Manager of Parks … Read more
MV Viking Polaris is in town What we have this morning is what I would call perfect sunrise conditions. Nice clouds and still water surface. Mornings like this is why I drag myself out of bed everyday. The sun is back there. Here we go. Nice colours and so the day begins. I was not … Read more
Carrots….I see carrots. Maybe potatoes? No worry about someone stealing cleaning equipment in this city. Waste of a good egg. Eggs are almost the perfect food. Thunder Bay skyline Clear morning sky You can see where the sun is going to show up. There it is. Still a lot of ships anchored out in … Read more
Talks about the Ice Age. You know, the time that a large area of the planet was covered by a many kilometers deep ice sheet? You know, the ice sheet that no one can explain how it came about? You know, the many kilometers deep ice sheet that retreated (and is still retreating) and … Read more
I always ask the same question when I see street lights inoperable and traffic signs missing: If they are not required for public and traffic safety, then why do we have them in the first place? Why spend all of those hard earned tax dollars to install and maintain these segments of the city’s infrastructure … Read more
Ccccccccold this morning. Cold enough to produce steam Brought my fisheye lens Sun makes its appearance Sunrise plus steam on the lake looks great Some colour happening in the clouds over the giant The mistake-on-the-lake today Trash in context Balloon? Maybe it was a bell? Red River Road this morning
Cold morning. Not much happening . Eight ships anchored out in the harbour Looks sinister Oooo something is happening I have not seen something like this in a while And the sun makes a short appearance Some pink in the clouds Someone camping without a tent. Looks like he/she/? was OK for food. Still … Read more
Overcast morning. Not going to see the sun today. Streets mostly empty at this hour. Pretty quiet. Trash in context No street lights along Water Street. Why? Maybe our high salaried residents of City Hall need to look at increasing next years tax rate target to much higher than the 3.8% mentioned at the end … Read more
A nice looking morning sky Nice reflections Sun appears. and so the day begins The mistake-on-the-lake today Still blooming You ever feel like this? Trash in context