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| Offloading routine of dredge spoils began shortly before sunup. On its second round of the morning, this truck receives a 5-cu.yd. deposit. |
Winds went down, as did the temperature. Two ferries loaded at the same time for an 8 a.m. Island departure. Slightly more traffic was scheduled to leave the island than to come in. Freight carts and a chock-full mail truck were expected with the incoming traffic.
At the Potato Dock, trucks started hauling early. Roads were heavily sanded by the Town in most slick stretches. The dock approaches that softened in the rain and slush, set up nicely at 21 degrees. The material barge had an ice crust, but the volume of muck, although stiffer this morning, was easily scraped and deposited in truck boxes. A total of 105 truckloads have been hauled so far, which represents approximately 1110 cu. yds., or about 1/8 of the total required to provide sufficient depth for ferry maneuvering. Yardage per truck increased slightly this morning with thicker material easier to haul, less prone to slopping over the edges of the truck box.
Routines continue
Ferry travel got back on track, too, this morning. Evidently, Islanders were looking forward to the future, to Christmas, visiting with relatives and so forth, as if they never heard of the Mayan Calendar. And tomorrow, we expect Green Bay will defeat Tennessee at Lambeau Field, keeping their train on track for the NFL playoffs.
Several readers inquired about the location of the Potato Dock in relation to the ferry dock, and so I added an aerial photo from the Washington Island Canoe & Kayak website, where you'll find many more excellent aerials of the Island shoreline.
Have a great weekend! - Dick Purinton
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| Washington unloaded backlogged traffic, Saturday, 9:35 a.m. |
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| Appendage (upper left) is Potato Dock. The northwest tip of Detroit Island is in foreground. |
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