Duluth, Minnesota isn't exactly known as the winter warm-weather capital of the USA. This video shows it's rather the opposite. It shows the giant barge Great Lakes Trader and her dedicated 'pusher' tug, Joyce L. Van Enkevort, entering Duluth harbor last Tuesday, December 13th, in a wind chill of -30°F. Just look at the ice buildup on her bow!
I'd say that's a tad chilly . . .
Peter
6 comments:
Burr!
Cool!
That's actually not bad... If that level of ice had stretched back to the back third of the barge, THAT would have been 'interesting'...
Come on up north, Mr. Grant. It's the perfect time for a "research" trip to explore life in a subzero climate. I'm sure I can borrow enough equipment for an ice fishing expedition.
It's not exactly balmy in the summer there, either. I went rock climbing near there one summer, and in August I had to wear a windbreaker during the day and a sweater at night.
And the water on the lake is cooooollllllddddd.
I have seen ice on the north side of islands in Lake Superior after the Fourth of July.
This late ice is not that uncommon as the ice is near the cold lake water, away from most of the sunshine and protected from the wind so the ice will stay for a long time.
While working on a island out in Lake Superior, I have had snowballs thrown at me on Memorial Day.
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