Saturday, June 13
Four-year-old Eliot Kramer had a date with the Paul R. Tregurtha on Friday morning. He was in the house on the Lift Bridge, waiting for the Tregurtha to arrive (pictured). Eliot has leukemia and the Make-A-Wish Foundation had arranged to grant him his wish to blow the Lift Bridge whistle when a ship came in. Head bridge operator Ryan Beamer taught him all he needed to know to sound the bridge's whistle in response to a greeting from the Tregurtha whistle. Tregurtha captain Tim Dayton had been clued into the Make-A-Wish event. Both Dayton and Eliot pushed their buttons for all they were worth. Eliot was so good at it that he was given an Honorary Bridge Operator certificate signed by Mayor Don Ness. And those around the bridge were treated to several more whistles from the bridge. Eliot knew the button to push and he kept pushing, taking good advantage of his opportunity. There are more pictures at www.duluthshippingnews.com
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Morning: Paul R. Tregurtha departing with coal Walter J. McCarthy Jr. departing with iron ore pellets James R. Barker arriving to load coal
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Evening: James R. Barker departing with coal
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Afternoon: American Spirit arriving to load iron ore pellets
