Mesabi Miner Arriving for Winter Layup in Sturgeon Bay, WI. With Salute!

[@Galaxy2517]

It's so easy to forget just how massive these ships are until you see them come home! WOW!

[@Wilett614]

Indeed ! WOW Something that BIG Moving that close to where your standing !! IMPRESSIVE to say the least

[@bigvolvoa25d]

Well done captain .I put the sound up full to hear the ice . in my back garden in Ireland ..at 22.15 ..the horn scared the s...t out of me and dogs in neighbouring houses 😅😅

[@Wilett614]

@@bigvolvoa25d Lol yes the Horn Blasts Are indeed Loud ! I have been scared a few times too ! But I Adore those Huge Boats !! Cheers !!

[@joelbarry9326]

Thought it would never end...lol.

[@rusty7720]

@@Wilett614 And to think the tree huggers of this world would have these gaints banned ,how would they think a 1004' ship fully laden can be moved by batteries.

[@garethifan1034]

From the UK: This is on my bucket list of things to do when hopefully one day I can visit the wonderful land of the United States of America. Thanks for the film!

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Your Welcome! Hope you can come over sometime!! Thanks for Watching!!

[@katzgar]

There are about 38 lakers as the ships are called on the great lakes.

[@TheByard]

I'm a Brit and spent from the 1970s travelling the world constructing tunnels, one was in 94 a tunnel under the St Clair river from Sarnia Ont. to Huron Mich. Left UK just after new year and landed in a snow storm. Moved into an apartment maybe 500m back from the river. So had a birds eye view of the Lakers passing up and down. Saw the first one through after the spring thaw, the skipper wearing a top hat and a tree lashed to the mast. In the summer spent days off sailing on Lake Huron. I'd seen Lakers moored in the port with bubbler keep the stern gear free from ice. A great 18 month contract, after that I worked in warmer climbs enjoyed them so much I've retired to Vietnam.

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

@TheByard Thanks for Watching!!😊

[@runninggirl2765]

THANK you so much for this inspiring video!! I love how people were saying "Good morning!" It was probably below 0F but here all all these folks watching and waving. Cool. Very cool.

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Your Welcome!! Yes it was quite cool that morning. Glad you enjoyed!! Thanks for Watching!!😊

[@kenhurley4441]

Gotta love the "horn"! One of the best sounds on earth! Great video. Up-close and personal. It's amazing how "steel" floats.

[@e.c.listening326]

I need that on my car now

[@kenhurley4441]

@@e.c.listening326 I have a different way of "tooting" my horn. Yeah,,,,, I'm a little stinker!

[@e.c.listening326]

@@kenhurley4441 let your winds go free, wherever you may be 😄

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Yes it has that "Pretty" sound. If you get a chance view it on a tv with a good sound system it sounds like you are there. Thanks for Watching!!

[@JaseCJay]

I jumped back twice before the end just to listen again lol

[@neilturner6865]

First trip to sea late 70s was up the Great Lakes on the MV Federal Clyde. I was only 16 and a galley boy. Now I’m nearly 60 and chief 👨‍🍳in the Merchant Navy. Sadly all the British ships and shipping companies have all gone. Miss the good old days of the cargo boats tramping around the world. Had some great runs ashore in some fantastic places. ❤️ my job & the 🌊🌊🌊 👨‍🍳👨‍🍳😉

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Thank You for sharing your story!! Thanks for Watching!!

[@Ratboy2004]

Great camera work. You made me and my buds day. Thanks for posting. Ships and trains...best toys in the world.

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Glad you Enjoyed it!! Thanks for Watching!! More to come!

[@MrSullyO]

That was wonderful. At one point because of the movement of the ice along the ship it appeared as if you were moving along, but not quite as fast as the ship. Great optical illusion.

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Thank You!! Glad you enjoyed it. More to come! Thanks for Watching

[@Ratboy2004]

I noticed that as well even on my tablet screen.

[@nancymoore8026]

THANK YOU!!! i just love watching. Those folks are so brave.And you to be out getting this footage. 🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🙋‍♀️

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Your Welcome!! Thanks For Watching

[@KubotaBXathome]

Great to see and experience when we can’t in person, thanks for posting!

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Your Welcome!! Glad you enjoyed!! Thanks for watching!!

[@JoeyCampbell988]

You know it’s a big ship when it takes 4mins to pass you 😂

[@jstoli996c4s]

So cool to see these massive beasts up close like this, literally right in front of you! 😳

[@sjoeld57]

She spent last off season here in Erie at DonJon shipbuilding with the Presque Isle. I'm sure it's nice for them to really be home again.

[@DieselLoco]

Great video. Love those great lake ships. I can't believe how big they are. Wish I lived close by to go see them.

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Thank You!! Glad you enjoyed watching!!!!

[@brentj.peterson6070]

where do you live?

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

@@brentj.peterson6070 Sturgeon Bay, WI

[@voronya]

Awesome video. Really felt like being there. She is the ship of my family's history of being iron ore miners. It is very nice that she was named in the honor of all those that pull the iron ore out of the ground to be shipped down to the smelters. Many thanks to the captain and crew for taking such good care of her. See you next season.

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Glad you Enjoyed it!! Yes the name of the Miner is very fitting. Thanks for Watching!!

[@andrewmoens8614]

What has always amazed me, is the silence of the giant bow slipping thru the icy water. Welcome home and rest to the boat and personal

[@nelsonketch7447]

I loved the guy that said “ARE YOU GOING TO THROW US SOME CANDY”.

[@AMX86]

Great ships, brave crews, necessary business. Thank you Mesabi Miner.

[@Custardpie174]

Yes...thanks indeed crew...God bless America...🇺🇲

[@calendarpage]

What a great way to put it.

[@beedalton9675]

Thanks.. it was a cold lay up.

[@jackmcgill3150]

Wow!! I love that view from the lighthouse! It's gotta be my favorite! If I lived there, I would be there all the time, awesome video! Thank you!

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

You're Welcome Jack Thanks for Watching!!😊

[@blackmoom]

Thanks for posting! Awesome to be that close 😲. Happy winter break to the Captain and crew!

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Your Welcome!! Thanks for Watching!!

[@mikeuk4130]

What an amazing sight! Thank you for posting your excellent video.

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Your Welcome Mike!! Glad You Enjoyed!! Thank You for Watching!!😊

[@bikerhighmiler8998]

I had the opportunity to work on her in dry dock,erie,pa in the early 90's..quite a site up on dry dock blocks,underneath her hull..unbelievable amount of steel from that perspective..!!!

[@geoffhalstead1811]

3:37 Seeing that Port lamp brought back wonderful memories of serving on a Frigate in the ‘60s and enjoying every minute I was onboard👍👏 One of the experiences I will NEVER forget‼️

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Thank You!! Glad it brought back memories for you!! Thanks for Watching!!

[@alanmorrison3598]

Great video! Brings me back home to Wisconsin!

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Thank You!! and Thanks for Watching!!

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

@Jeff Smith Your Welcome!! Thanks for Watching!!

[@jimsheldonswe7846]

If you think they look big here try sharing Greys Reef Passage with one, when your in a 35 foot sailboat. That’s a passage up in northern Lake Michigan that most boats going to Lake Huron from south have to take. When you share it with one of those big boys it sure makes the passage seem smaller than it is.

[@dennishughes1942]

So elegant as she glides over the water.

[@chrispeasley1780]

Lovely footage!! Her air horn has great bass and resonance... Many a cruise ship would be pleased if their horns sounded like that!!

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Thank You!! Thanks for Watching!!

[@wendell6468]

i know very little about these ships but seeing them up close, taking in how GIGANTIC they are, fills me with a sense of awe. so majestic. they bring tears to my eyes...😳😪👏🤗

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Yes you don't realize how big they are until you get right up to one. Glad you enjoyed!! Thanks for Watching!!

[@jackmcgill3150]

That is just too cool! I love seeing them that close!

[@SRSpoony]

that camera angle is so good it makes the people on land feel like they are moving and not the ship

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Thank You, Yes it is amazing when you are that close!! Thanks for Watching!!

[@SRSpoony]

@Door County Drone by Mark Evenson © pleasure. Moving to MN USA later this year so looking forward to seeing them for myself

[@danielbrendemuehl7841]

Living about an hour to the South I think I'm going to make a trip up to sturgeon Bay to go look at these great ships.

[@kamil1967.]

Super.Happy voyage, greetings from the Czech Republic.

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Thanks for Watching!!

[@nigelbarton7433]

Fantastic video. Amazing how close you can get to these ships at the canal. Looking forward to the next chapters you will post on the Miner. On my bucket list to visit !! )) Thanks so much for posting for those of us who follow these "footers" from the UK !!

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Thank You!! Yes there will be more videos on the Miner from entering Sturgeon Bay to Her final resting spot in the graving dock. Have a lot of video and pic to sort through and then the editing. Stay tuned!! Thanks for Watching!!

[@gregstruckingweatherandroa1414]

I grew up on the St.Clair river, as kids we got closer than that in our power boats.

[@theplaneimage]

Great video. It really brings home the enormous size of these lake freighters. 1004 feet long! For comparison, a Nimitz Class carrier is 1092 feet.

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Thank You!! Stay tuned for more video going though the bridges and finally the graving dock. Thanks for Watching!!

[@terrymoney9718]

Didn't realise they were that huge

[@gregstruckingweatherandroa1414]

@@terrymoney9718 if memory serves me correctly the Stewart J. Cort was the first of the 1000footers.

[@levisalvini4110]

And the King of all Seas the mighty "Sea wise giant" was 458 meters long.....time and a half this!!! Try to imagine that monster!

[@gregstruckingweatherandroa1414]

@@levisalvini4110 That was one big Beast!!

[@bostonh2o]

I could watch these videos all day long...

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Thank for Watching!!

[@nesetceri]

So quiet and graceful.

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Yes She is! Thank You for Watching!!

[@Mr31formula]

Can't believe summer is already gone. Great video.

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Thank You Mr31!! Thanks for Watching!!

[@garystamour9817]

once as a young man while waterskiing on the St.Clair river, i went between a north and a southbound sip. man they looked huge!!

[@michaeltaylor8835]

I can't believe how quiet they are. Great video

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Yes they are! Thank You!! Thanks for Watching!!

[@volsonrockytop690]

Great Camera Work! Thanks for doing the video's!

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Your Welcome!! More to come soon! Thanks for Watching!!

[@sdingeswho]

I really enjoy watching the Great Lakes shipping in the Winter … from Southern Arizona! It reminds me of what the Real World is like 😎😁. I have roots in Northern Indiana, and spent some time around Lake Michigan, especially!

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Thanks for Watching!!

[@MIKES0029]

So cool I’d love to see this up close in person!!,

[@susanfaulkner2304]

That is pretty. I like watching the ships glide by.

[@susanfaulkner2304]

P.S., it's almost like waiting for a Navy ship coming back from deployment- I ought to know- Husband was in the Navy for twenty years.

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Yes I'm sure all the crew are awainting for their familys. Thank You for Watching!!

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Me too Susan!! Thank You for Watching the Channel!!

[@BuhdaPunk]

Witht he river water moving gives the illusion that the shore is moving, pretty cool

[@randywatkins3306]

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SOUNDING HORN 😮 THANK U 😊

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Your Welcome Randy!! Thanks for Watching!!😊

[@Rangerxpcrew]

Man that is awesome!! Love to see more. Thanks for the video!

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Thank You!! Yes there will be more to come soon, from the canal all the way into the graving dock. Thanks for Watching!!

[@janecarlson2978]

Welcome home. Good job

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Thanks for Watching!!

[@taddddd67]

Nice video!!, and an extra Great job, and Thank You for not recording vertically like the other people.

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Thank You!! I agree! You don get the full perspective if it is not wide. I did not take the drone up until later. I did this with my phone tried to keep as steady as I could without a tripod. I will have some more video of the Miner coming up. Have lots of video and pics to sort out. Thanks for Watching!!

[@nigelbarton7433]

@@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson looking forward to it. Great to have found your site.

[@Wolfie66]

I saw a few while living in Marquette Michigan. These ships are massive!

[@randyauer7303]

That was nice thank you very much Randy from Monroe Michigan

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Glad you enjoyed it!! Thanks for Watching!! Stay tuned for more!

[@markhavingfun]

Great video footage! Shows size well.

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Thank You!!

[@johnmartin4650]

Thank you for showing….amazing stuff

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Your Welcome John!! I appreciate it!! Thank You for Watching!! 😊

[@ensnipe2000]

That is a very tight canal, no margin for error

[@scotabot7826]

Nice video, Thanks so much!!!! That is one HUGE boat. WOW!😮

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Your Welcome!! Thanks for Watching!!!

[@peterryan8472]

Ship!

[@shockingguy]

Thanks I’m in Cleveland we get to see some big boats now and then

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Thanks for Watching!!

[@kevinduveneck1504]

Do the 1000 footers ever go into Lakes Erie or Ontario?

[@shockingguy]

@@kevinduveneck1504 Yeah thousand footers get the Cleveland I’m pretty sure not sure about Ontario I have to do some looking at that

[@peterdragon6367]

@@kevinduveneck1504they don’t go into Lake Ontario. They’re too big to go through the locks to get around Niagara Falls

[@thomastuorto9929]

Great vid. I worked in the Fincanteiri ship yard a couple of times for someone who employed me to set up some deep well pumps for the OEM. I went over to the Tug Museum but never down the other end of the channel where it looks like this ship entered from. I'm retired now but, if I could over again???

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Thank You!! Glad you enjoyed it!! Thanks for Watching

[@abikerinpa]

What an impressive ship !

[@normahodge6791]

Wow, what a beauty. Enjoy your rest guys. See you in the Spring.

[@jumpinpics2414]

Wow this is amazing thank you for sharing these

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Thank You!! Glad you enoyed watching. There will be more on the Mesbi Miner coming soon. Thanks for Watching!!

[@kielerforde8495]

Great video! Thanks and best regards from Germany!

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Danke!! Glad you Enjoyed it!!

[@jivepatrol6833]

I saw the Mesabi Miner in the St. Clair River several years ago near the Bluewater Bridge. It is a massive ship and has a great crew! Glad all made it home safely for a well deserved rest! .🙂🙂

[@faerieSAALE]

DANG! That sure is one big fat canoe!

[@bonkeydollocks1879]

Lovely condensation trail out of the stacks

[@henkzaanstad2256]

Geweldige film.. M'n droom is ook om daar te zijn voor paar weken.. Dank je.. Groet uit Nederland

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Welkom Henk!! Fijn dat je genoten hebt!! Bedankt voor het kijken!!

[@Becsmom0501]

Wow! Love this! Thanks for sharing.

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Your Welcome!! Thanks for Watching!!😊

[@altoelpapst000]

What a giant, wow. Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Yes they are giant, especially when you are next them. Thank You for Wathcing!!

[@stevequate1797]

Wow how they keep the bow going straight is wild msn

[@lbowsk]

I'd love to know, how in the hell you keep a huge boat like that in the center of that skinny channel?

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

She has a bow thruster to steer if need be. Thanks for Watching!!

[@lbowsk]

@@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson So how did they do this 50-60 years ago before bow thrusters? I guess that's what I'm asking. I've watched several of these old B&W iron ship vids and they really shove them into some tight spots. Very cool.

[@derrith1877]

Very, very carefully. A helmsman who concentrates the whole time.

[@lbowsk]

@@derrith1877 Concentration I get. But when the wind whips up and you're trying to push the bow to the left, you're actually pushing the stern to the RIGHT. And doing it in these tight channels, not out on the lake. Simply amazing.

[@alexandersinclair9006]

@@lbowsk it's called knowing what you are doing.

[@vondahe]

HOLY muffin that thing is a titan!!!

[@tomjones2202]

Great video! Thanks for posting :)

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Thanks!! and Thanks for Watching!!

[@judythompson502]

I would love to be able to get on board one of those ships! They fascinate me. ❤🚢👍

[@davewilson9772]

Amazing, I could land a plane on that deck. Thanks!

[@robruitenbeek4063]

That is a serious shop.

[@camperp195]

Seriously impressive 👍

[@davidbross6942]

I wonder why these ships don't lay up in more southern ports. I am sure there is a good reason. I ask because it seems that maintenance such as painting the exterior would be easier to accomplish in less frigid weather.

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Actually it is not much warmer in the southern part of the Great Lakes. Also Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin is one of the only Ports for drydocking a "footer". Thank You for Watching!! 😊

[@firecaptaintom1977]

So much for ice fishing that channel. 😄

[@phaedracleary1154]

Omgs that ship is massive!!!..my dad sailed on the Great lakes in the 1960's on a British tramp freighter.

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Thank you for Watching!!

[@jrosealmendras88]

Great Share best wishes ❤❤

[@menguardingtheirownwallets6791]

Good to come in now before the deep freeze comes at the end of the month, making 12" thick ice on all of the lakes.

[@balferono4568]

It is absolutely amazing what man can create and destroy.

[@nossapieterse3687]

The horn signal (1 long, 2 short) means it is going to make a port side turn.

[@michaelmcclure8673]

I wonder if all that cavitation on the propellers is any good for it? Looks like she meet up with a Swift transit ship at the rear?

[@robhay57]

An excellent video. Thanks!!

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for Watching!!

[@raincoast9010]

The horn on that ship is loud enough to loosen your fillings!

[@suelakey688]

Absolutely Amazing!!!!! 🚢

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Thank You Sue!! Thanks for Watching!!😊

[@miapdx503]

She's gorgeous. Enjoy your winter guys! 🌹⚓

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Thank you forWatching! Glad you enjoyed!! 🤗

[@ronjon4010]

Dang! At 1000 ft the driver is a quarter mile behind the front of the boat !

[@ronbrennan4632]

Driver?

[@cecilwilson5442]

Great video from northern Ireland ☘️☘️☘️ i work repairing ships,here in Belfast,,at Harland and Wolff,,

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Thank You Cecil. I worked in several shipyards for many years.Thank You For Watching!! Thanks for your story!!

[@sandokan84marines75]

Amazing is harder enter without tug and also the snow !!

[@tomrogers9467]

With the non-winter we’re having in ‘24 I wonder if the shipping has shut down at all?

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Yes It has pretty much shut down the Soo Locks close for maintanence so no traffic to Lake Superior. Thanks for Watching!! 😊

[@ValerieprimcessAmanda]

I would be curious to know if the spot where you filmed this part is open to the public and how to find it . I love touring Door county in the summer.

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Look up Barge Road Sturgeon Bay. Yes it is open to the public. Thanks for Watching!!

[@ValerieprimcessAmanda]

@@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson 😎 thank you.

[@alooga555]

When do ships like this go back out in spring?

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Around the end of March. Thanks For Watching!!😊

[@daciatravel.647]

Super video! 👍👍📹🛳️⛴️

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Thank You!! Thanks for Watching!!😊

[@davidlesley1328]

If fully loaded would the ‘draught’ level be even where the two red colours meet?

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Yes right to the bottom of the anchor pocket. Thanks for Watching!!😊

[@MainlightDrone]

Super cool to watch!

[@mohamedgoldstein5565]

Wow. Amazing!

[@steveanderson9290]

That's a lot of hull paint!

[@duckgirl21]

Wow I love the horn

[@vondahe]

Yes, I’d love to have one in my car for when people sit and gaze at Instagram after the light turns green.

[@ronaldrussell5481]

Wonder what engine(s) power the MM? He's a big one!

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Mesabi Miner has two diesel-powered engines that combined have 16,000 horsepower. Thank You for Watching!! 😊

[@mtm101designs9]

Thanks for a nice video!

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Your Welcome!! Thanks for Watching!!

[@jerrywestermann4435]

I've seen in these videos featuring the Paul R. Tregurtha that it's called the longest ship on the Great Lakes.Having only seen them on video,& from a layman's point of view,this one actually looks longer to me.If I'm wrong,I'm wrong,that's just how it appears.

[@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson]

Jerry, this one is 1004 ' The PRT is 1014'. Thanks for Watching!!😊

[@jerrywestermann4435]

@@DoorCountyDronebyMarkEvenson I stand corrected.Thank you.