Agate Bay Docks
by Susan Rissi Tregoning
Title
Agate Bay Docks
Artist
Susan Rissi Tregoning
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A panoramic view of the Spruceglen as it sits at the Agate Bay dock in Two Harbors, Minnesota. At the far right of the image the historic tub boat Edna G can just be seen, so tiny next to these massive docks.
Agate Bay is historically significant because it was the site of the first shipment of iron ore from Minnesota in 1884. Today, over 10,000,000 tons of taconite or iron ore is shipped out of here annually.
These docks are over 1300 feet long and about 7 stories tall. Each side has 112 pockets. Trains move along the top of the dock and download into hoppers. The chutes along the side will then drop down into the hull of the boat to load the taconite or iron ore into the ship.
The Spruceglen, a Saltie, was built in 1983 in Glasgow, Scotland. She was built to be able to work the Great Lakes between April and December. Then, instead of going into layup every winter, she could go out and make some money moving cargo between ocean ports. She has had several names over the years but has been the Spruceglen since 2002. She is 730 feet long and is out of Canada.
Copyright 2018 Susan Rissi Tregoning
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September 12th, 2018
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