PRESQUE ISLE should be arriving within the next day for winter layup at the Mountfort Terminal. MANITOWOC is now docked across the north face of Donjon Shipbuilding & Repair, and the CALUMET is due this weekend for layup.
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The Washington Post’s Impulsive Traveler came to Erie this month to explore ice dunes and art. Read the entire article, written by Robin Soslow. The author writes about exploring our beautiful Presque Isle State Park to spot ice dunes (which I’m not su…

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Presque Isle, fall of 2011.

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After weather delays, the moves of the tug KEN BOOTHE SR. and barge LAKES CONTENDER will happen Sunday morning.BOOTHE SR. will be moved to the east side of Donjon in order to allow the LAKES CONTENDER to move to the West Slip. BOOTHE SR. will then be r…

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December 11th is not too late for Senior Portraits in Erie. We proved that today!Even though we had temperatures in the 30′s, the sun was out and the wind was cooperative. Danielle was a trooper, posing for many shots in a sweater.Here’s a great image …

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Tree trunk, 2011.

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Lagoon on Presque Isle, 2011.

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We had a great day for Senior Portraits on Saturday. The weather was clear and warm, and we had plenty of time to work outdoors with Karli before the sun set. We stopped in at Frontier Park and captured some great fall images there. Then we w…

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I have had the pleasure of capturing images of different families this fall. Here are some indoor images we recently took:And here are some from a recent outdoor session:Someone mentioned that they had not had family portraits taken in nearly 10 years….

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Michael and his family came up from Titusville this weekend to work with us. We started indoors and captured some great images under natural and studio light:Then we headed outdoors and chose a few favorite locations. Michael’s sister was a senior of m…

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Tonight was a great summer-fall transition evening – cool, breezy and pleasant. The fluffy clouds appeared, but the skies were bright and blue.Kaela started with some images of bridges and waterfalls near her home.  Here is a great early image:We …

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Jenna is a dancer. She is also a Senior, but what became clear to me tonight was that she thoroughly enjoys being a dancer.We started in the studio with some great poses that she specifically wanted to try. Here is one on a black background, and anothe…

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Tonight was Claire’s evening. We started at one of her favorite locations, the beautiful Lawrence Park Golf Club and captured several nice images on this wonderful late summer evening.Following the initial outdoor images, we headed indoors for a few re…

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Tonight was Caitlin’s evening for senior pictures. We started in the studio and captured several nice images there. Here’s a great casual image on one of our interesting backgrounds:Then we headed outdoors for a fine summer evening of photography.Here’…

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Today it didn’t just rain, it poured. All of us were a bit concerned about the evening’s session, but as we gathered to start, we ended up with some really interesting, and cool, weather. Yes, we needed the rain, but it had our nerves a bit frazzled.St…

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Jordyn came over tonight and we worked with her on her senior portraits. We captured some great indoor images, including this one with her dog Josie:Josie was a very good dog, and had a wonderful night as we headed outdoors for some more images wi…

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July 20th was the last Beach 1 Concert Series for the season. I think everyone in Erie was there.We had to park waaaay past Beach 1.  Here are Don, Majr, Shane, Bria, & Rita enjoying the music! It was HOT! The dogs went swimming. And so did I….

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Maria began her session indoors at our studio. In this image, she is modeling a lovely dress she made herself.  We gelled a backdrop to a compatible color to her clothing: Heading to the beach, we had just a short time to see the sun sneak be…

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Perfect weather for senior portraits tonight. Deep blue skies, 80 degrees, a nice breeze, and no hint of the rain that pounded us earlier today.Rebecca started in the studio. We captured some really nice indoor images. The first was against a plain bla…

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Last week my parents, Shane, and I took the pups with us to the Beach 1 Concert Series @ Presque Isle!It was a beautiful night!We kept our distance because we weren’t really sure if dogs were allowed there or not. We thought it was busy when we went la…

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Tug PRESQUE ISLE is due in Erie at 1830 tonight to mate with its barge. I will update throughout the day.
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Tug VICTORY and JAMES L. KUBER arrived at 0530 this morning and docked at the Mountfort Terminal. The duo unloaded there for two hours, delaying the PRESQUE ISLE’s arrival. PRESQUE ISLE arrived at 0730 after the KUBER moved to the Old Ore Dock, turned …

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VICTORY/barge JAMES L. KUBER are expected in Erie with the first stone cargo in over a month when they arrive at 0400 Wednesday with stone from Calcite.PRESQUE ISLE is currently unloading in Detroit and expected in Erie Wednesday for repairs.
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it’s time to improve the traffic flow at the entrance to Presque Isle.

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As my hero Mike Holmes would say: “Make it Right!”

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Lots of controversy for the primaries today…

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Nothing like tons of sands being shipped in to let you know summer’s on the way

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Ten days left in the Pepsi Refresh contest…

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Free food at Starbucks!

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Are you ready to be counted?

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