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| The Presque Isle loaded limestone in Calcite, Michigan and brought it to the Twin Ports, arriving late Friday morning. It is now loading taconite for Nanticoke and should be departing sometime this morning. Above, it is turning into the Duluth harbor in April, 2004. This is the 12th trip here for the Presque Isle this season, a unique tug-barge combination that together measures 1,000 feet long. It always departs with taconite and like today, sometimes brings limestone in. The tug Presque Isle was built in New Orleans. The bow of the barge was built in Michigan. The body of the barge was built in Erie and in 1973, all the pieces were joined there and the vessel was launched. |
| *submitted to the Duluth News Tribune for publication on 10-21-2006 |
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