Mesabi Miner

Mesabi Miner is one of my favorite ships.  I can't tell you why that is, but  maybe it's  because I somehow happen to see the Mesabi Miner the most. When I'm standing down at the ship canal waiting for a ship I rarely know which one it will be.  They do post the arrivals in the museum and online and it would be nice to be able to say that I plan my ship watching by fnding out when and which ship is going to come in next, but that is for people who have time on their side.  Me, I just spot them from the bridge and go running when I can!  That hasn't happened hardly at all this season as the ship traffic has been very slow due to the economy and I'm far too busy for my liking. 

The first thing I noticed yesterday while crossing the bridge to Minnesota was how blue the water looked against the beautiful lighter blue sky.  It's been like the weather is having a bad economy this season too, I can't remember a year with such consistently bad weather! 

Anyway, the ship was on the horizon and the weather was beautiful and I unexpectedly found myself in one of my favorite places.  Maybe the fact that my ship watching is always as surprise adds to the excitement of it all, who knows!

Mesabi Miner

Once the massive hunk of steel passed I figured I'd shoot some ship anchors...

And last but not least....as I was pulling photos for this post I ran across an older photo of Mesabi Miner that I took a few years ago!  See what I mean...isn't the Miner a lovely vessel...