This is one of several big grain elevators in Superior, WI.
CHS = Cenex-Harvest States
We can tell by the lighthouse that the ship is approaching the Duluth Canal.
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| HAER WI-108 Cenex-Harvest States Grain Cooperatives, Dock Street between Hughitt Avenue & Tower Avenue slips, Superior, Douglas County, WI |
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| HAER WI-108 Cenex-Harvest States Grain Cooperatives, Dock Street between Hughitt Avenue & Tower Avenue slips, Superior, Douglas County, WI |
Rodney A. Aho posted two photos with the comment: "Standing along Tower Avenue in Superior, WI, in June 1965, I photographed the Farmers Union Grain Elevator, at the time purported to be (and perhaps still considered) the largest grain terminal in the world. It is situated along Hughitt Slip on St. Louis Bay at the western end of Lake Superior. These enormous elevators are easily visible from the John A. Blatnik Bridge (visible at far left) when heading north on Highway 53 toward Duluth, MN. I’ve also posted a comparison Google Street view taken in 2023."
Robert also posted
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| David Schauer posted Courtney Burton loading grain at CHS 1 in the fall of 2005. Superior, WI - 2005 Brett Miller: Never knew she did some grain runs. Very cool shot. Wonder how often she did this Eric Holst: Brett Miller Courtney Burton/American Fortitude handled the majority if not all of the old Kinsman contract for Duluth-Superior to Buffalo wheat cargoes for ON/ASC in 2005 - 2006. If memory serves, I think in 2007 ASC started using the Adam E. Cornelius (now Agoma Compass) for that run more often, but the Fortitude (ex Burton) still made one or two late-season runs in Dec/Jan '07 carrying wheat to Buffalo as an extra / second ship helping stockpile product for the winter. |
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| David Schauer posted Maritimer class laker E. G. Grace loads grain at the Harvest States elevator in Superior. Built in 1943, the Grace was scrapped in 1984, along with many other smaller surplus lakers. Superior, WI - August 25, 1974 - Basgen Photography |
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| Kent Rengo commented on David's post They even shot it in color. |
The elevators in the background are the eastern side of the CHS facility.
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| Michael Konczak posted Leon Fraser at Fraser Shipyards waiting to be converted to the Alpena, November 1989. Photo by Michael Konczak |
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| Michael Konczak posted Quedoc, ex Beavercliffe Hall loading grain at Harvest States in Superior, April 1988. Photo by Michael Konczak |
Given the bridge in the background and the shape of the elevator, this would be in the Hughitt Slip.
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| Jon LaFontaine posted Algowest loading grain in Superior, WI. on 7-15-90 |
And a contemporary salty being loaded.
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| David Schauer posted A friend of mine noted that they lifted the sunken fishing tug A.E. Clifford out of the water at the CHS 2 slip this week. You can see the tug in this view from 12/11/2018. It sank, was raised and refloated, then sank again until its retrieval this week. Edit: per Pete's image, it ended up - at least temporarily - at the Brennan yard on Rices Point in Duluth. Dennis DeBruler: And for us out-of-towners, it is nice to see a salty getting loaded with grain. David Schauer: Dennis DeBruler Sadly not nearly as much in 2021 as in previous years. It has been a slow for grain this year. |
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| Glenn Blaszkiewicz posted With the rumored end in sight for the classic laker "Ojibway", I thought I would break out my favorite photo of her. Seen here at CHS in Superior, WI in July 2006 sporting her somewhat short lived all blue hull and under the name "Voyageur Independent". Will Gant: I question how rand can scrap so many boats without replacing them though. They have cut out what, 3 or 4 this year alone with no replacements in the pipeline. Mike Braybrook: Will Gant Unfortunately there is excess tonnage on the lakes now because of the permanent loss of coal contracts. Tim Walter: Will Gant uss closed the great lakes works in 2020. less demand for raw materials. Eric Holst: Will Gant Rand's parent company is concerned about squeezing cash out of the operation short-term and maybe then selling it. They're not particularly interested in long-term prospects, nor in being the most effective shipping company they can be. You can make a lot of quick cash, or you can make a lot of sense, but it's difficult to do both. [According to some comments, she was the last ship that sailed for Hutchinson and the last Laker built at Dafoe in Bay City.] |
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| Al Miller posted Quebecois easing into Harvest States elevator in Superior on a gloomy Saturday afternoon in the late '80s. [Because of the Blatnik Bridge in the right background, I recognized this elevator as CHS.] |
A ship at the western elevator.
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| David Schauer posted With its green and red hull, Whistler makes for a nice color complement to the CHS Christmas tree. Tug North Carolina assisting with Arkansas on the stern. Superior - 12/6/2021 Dennis DeBruler shared |
Paul caught the Whistler coming to town.
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| Paul Scinocca posted Whistler arriving Duluth this Monday early evening. Coming to town to load wheat at the CHS # 1 Elevator in Superior. Their 1st arrival since 2019 ? Saltwater vessel Gardno in the background, they will arrive to load grain at the Riverland Ag elevator this evening. Paul Scinocca shared |
We can tell by the lighthouse that the ship is approaching the Duluth Canal.
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| Jesse Nord posted, cropped The Whistler coming into Duluth tonight. [A comment indicated they loaded wheat.] |
And this is the height of the ship when it is loaded.
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| Jesse Nord posted Another shot of the Whistler from yesterday. |
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| Jesse Nord posted Mary Everson: Neat shot of the moon in the background! Mike Haase: Mary Everson And Venus above the moon. |
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| David Schauer posted Ocean vessels loading grain at CHS1 Superior (Whistler) and Riverland Duluth (Gardno). 12/7/2021 Dennis DeBruler shared It appears that the two cargo bays near the stern each have their own crane whereas the other four bays share a crane. The ice on the bay is a reminder that this ship will not be able to come here again until next Spring. Loading has just begun because quite a bit of the bulb on the bow is still out of the water. Dennis DeBruler Jörg J Willer She certainly is light. No ballast at all. Seriously looks like she's aground with a low tide... |
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| Paul Scinocca posted Whistler loading wheat at the CHS # 1 elevator in Superior this Monday late afternoon. Took a "little" detour on the way home this evening. They are on the schedule to depart Duluth at 8:30 PM. Paul Scinocca shared Dennis DeBruler shared Earlier, I shared a photo by David Schauer showing the boat riding high in the water because loading had just started. Now we see most of the bow bulb is underwater. We can see that a couple of the cranes have already been stowed in their transport position. |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on his share Bob Nelson commented on Paul's share, which Facebook won't allow us to access from this share. (I do not like the Sept. 2020 version of Facebook.) |
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| David Schauer posted A BNSF job spots CP hoppers at CHS in Superior as the ocean vessel Whistler loads in the distance. An approaching cloud line made for diffused light. 12/7/2021 Roger Riblett shared Dennis DeBruler shared This view of the Whistler being loaded gives us a better understanding of the size of this CHS port elevator. |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on his share https://www.google.com/.../data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4... |
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| David Schauer posted Ocean vessel Whistler finishes loading at CHS1 in Superior Monday evening. You can see grain dust drifting over the slip as the elevator's nice Christmas tree shines brightly above, 12/13/2021 |
And David Schauer posted the Maria G with two assist tugs going past the Drawsko loading at Riverland AG.
Soon after the Whistler left, the Maria G docked at CHS.
David Schauer posted three photos with the comment: "Looking similar to the Whistler that it replaced at CHS, Maria G eases up to the dock with the help of the Missouri on the bow and Arkansas on the stern. This is likely the Twin Ports' last saltie of the season. 12/14/2021"
Isaac Pennock: Maria G is the Whistler’s sister and formerly fleetmate, the Gadwall
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| Randy Wolf posted Maria G at CHS Superior Wisconsin last night. [night of Dec 17, 2021] |
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| David Schauer posted As the shipping season winds down we showcase the Maria G departing Duluth just after midnight with wheat loaded at CHS. Maria is the last ocean vessel movement in the Twin Ports for the 2021 season. For this year we saw 50 visits by ocean vessels, a very low number (likely the lowest in decades). 12/19/2021 Mike Cleary: Wow Dave, I knew it was slower for salties this year but I never realized it was that low. |
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| David Schauer posted Happy St. Patrick's Day - featuring the green Whistler at CHS in Superior on December 7, 2021. |
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| Greg Mross posted The B.F. Jones at Farmers Union #2 in Superior in April of 1965. She looks low in the water so I'm guessing she may have been an early arrival for loading? This is the second B.F Jones (renamed from the Charles A. Paul) as the first one was wrecked and scrapped in 1956. The other boat may be the Charles S. Hebard. Photo taken from the S.S. Viking (ex- Ann Arbor No. 7), which had just completed a major re-fit and was heading out for sea trials. John Ingles Kodachrome from my collection. Mile Harlan shared |
The following satellite image confirms that Farmers Union #2 is now CHS #2.
So #1 must be on the west side and #2 is on the east side.
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| Dean Freimund posted The big Harvest States elevator (formerly Farmers Union house one) in Superior gets service in 1996 from an ex-SP&S GP9 and a BN-original SW1000 built in 1971. Two thousand seven hundred fifty horsepower should be enough to spot the loads of grain. Blatnik traffic rolls over St. Louis Bay in the background. |
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| Melissa Morris posted Thomas Wilson: from the collection of Capt. Hugo Hietapelto. Pete Bailey: Where is it loading at? Jim'n Patti Johnson: Pete Bailey Farmers union in Superior, Wis. |
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| Greg Mross posted Kinsman Independent, Superior, WI. 6/82. Built as the Richard V. Lindabury in 1923 and renamed the Independent in 1978. Sold for scrap in 1988 and towed to Turkey with the Oakglen. Bob Ferge Kodachrome from my collection. [Given the Blatnik Bridge in the right background, the freighter must be loading at this elevator.] Brian R. Wroblewski shared Loading for Buffalo... Greg Mross posted with the same comment |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on Jim's comment I see there used to be a wood elevator in this gap. |
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| Zaky Joseph posted CHS - ILSX SW9 #2117 waits for clearance to build and deliver a grain train for the BNSF in Superior, Wisconsin. 9/8/23 TJ Gaspers: I am still so sad to see that's what remains of the Superior Warehouse. I loved those buildings. I still don't know the whole story of why they burned so badly. I KNOW they had a sprinkler system cause I saw the bell on the front that was labeled as 'Sprinkler Alarm'. |
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| Photo provided by Jacob Wickman |
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| This photo has been moved to Superior, WI: Hansen-Mueller/ConAgra Elevator M+O and Daisy/King Midas Flout Elevator |
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