James R. Barker Wooden Replica - Handmade Great Lakes Freighter Model Ship - Etsy
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The iconic Barker Bark from the James R. Barker. #saultstemarie #freighter #barkerbark #jamesrbarker #greatlakes | MI Playground
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The iconic Barker Bark from the James R. Barker. #saultstemarie #freighter #barkerbark #jamesrbarker #greatlakes | MI Playground
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Well I've shared this before too but I want to share it again now because I just got a message from a Follower asking if anyone has ever recorded the whistles of the James R Barker up close... Well... this is pretty close lol... Captain Newland took this video last year and sent it to me and I posted... It's their arrival at the piers in Duluth at Canal Park... He set the phone up at the front window where he navigates from and proceeded to record their approach to the Aerial Lift Bridge and the
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Well I've shared this before too but I want to share it again now because I just got a message from a Follower asking if anyone has ever recorded the whistles of the James R Barker up close... Well... this is pretty close lol... Captain Newland took this video last year and sent it to me and I posted... It's their arrival at the piers in Duluth at Canal Park... He set the phone up at the front window where he navigates from and proceeded to record their approach to the Aerial Lift Bridge and the
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Ok guys last video for a bit... I have some things I need to do here but I'll be back later tonight Here's the James R Barker arriving here in Sault Ste Marie a couple of hours ago... They are headed for Duluth now but not before blasting a HUGE Master Salute #BarkerBark for Miss Edna who was there waiting to see Captain arrive... As luck would have it, Captain's wife is aboard with him right now so she came out to wave down at Johnson's Point and I'm guessing she went outside here at Mission as
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Ok guys last video for a bit... I have some things I need to do here but I'll be back later tonight Here's the James R Barker arriving here in Sault Ste Marie a couple of hours ago... They are headed for Duluth now but not before blasting a HUGE Master Salute #BarkerBark for Miss Edna who was there waiting to see Captain arrive... As luck would have it, Captain's wife is aboard with him right now so she came out to wave down at Johnson's Point and I'm guessing she went outside here at Mission as
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The James R Barker makes its sounding entry with its famous “Barker Bark” into the Superior Entry of the Duluth-Superior Harbor on 8-1-25. Can you spot the blow up swimming pool on the deck of the Barker? | Nathan Klok Photography
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The James R Barker makes its sounding entry with its famous “Barker Bark” into the Superior Entry of the Duluth-Superior Harbor on 8-1-25. Can you spot the blow up swimming pool on the deck of the Barker? | Nathan Klok Photography
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With boat watchers from around the Midwest visiting Duluth, the 1000 ft James R Barker didn't disappoint them with a very loud Master Captains Salute. duluthharborcam.com | Destination Duluth
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With boat watchers from around the Midwest visiting Duluth, the 1000 ft James R Barker didn't disappoint them with a very loud Master Captains Salute. duluthharborcam.com | Destination Duluth
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Ok folks here is my video of the James R Barker making the turn at Johnson's Point yesterday... You will have to forgive me because it's not the quality I usually get... I was stupidly trying to do drone work and this at the same time.. I keep telling myself "This time it will be easier" Well it wasn't LOL... So the ship goes out of the frame once or twice and then I got caught up waving at Captain Newland and yelling and I think I missed getting him in the video... and at the beginning as I sta
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Ok folks here is my video of the James R Barker making the turn at Johnson's Point yesterday... You will have to forgive me because it's not the quality I usually get... I was stupidly trying to do drone work and this at the same time.. I keep telling myself "This time it will be easier" Well it wasn't LOL... So the ship goes out of the frame once or twice and then I got caught up waving at Captain Newland and yelling and I think I missed getting him in the video... and at the beginning as I sta
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Ok here is the James R Barker arriving at Rotary Park and Mission Point with Captain Newland blasting a Master Salute #BarkerBark for Miss Edna and his oodles of other fans who were there. Follower Jamie Metro was there and got a video as well which I will share next so you can hear the perspective from right there They are on Lake Superior now headed for the CN Dock in Duluth to load ore before turning around and heading back down this way to go to Cleveland again It sure is special when they a
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Well here’s what you’ve all been waiting for… the always amazing Captain Newland and the James R Barker arriving here in Sault Ste Marie today on their way to Two Harbors Captain Newland’s Dad and Sister were in attendance so the #BarkerBark was for them today and they certainly enjoyed it! I had the pleasure of meeting them after on their way out and they were both very nice and just as you would expect given how terrific Captain Newland is David Kaye another Sault Photog was there shooting as
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Ok folks here you go! Captain Newland and the James R Barker leaving Duluth loaded with ore to head to Toledo! He gave a FABULOUS #BarkerBark Master Salute and what an echo!! Big thank you to Captain for doing that… I could literally feel it through my whole body!! 😍 Now it’s time for the American Century!! I’ll be back with them next! | DRE Designs - Great Lakes Marine Products
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I hav a couple of videos from yesterday to share with you... First on is the James R Barker going by my house on their way past Mission Point and Rotary Park on the Michigan side of the river... I had just gotten back to town after chasing the Edgar B Speer down at Johnson's Point and Stribling... I was glad to get this because I wasn't able to go down to the Rock Cut with Miss Edna and Bill our Cleveland Editor who is in town as you know from his postings... He's seen a lot so far and he still
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Well here we go! It's Captain Newland and the James R Barker making the turn at Johnson's Point, but seen from my buddy's cottage rather than the boat launch... There was a whole family there with kids and they were swimming and I just knew it would be noisy and I'd get annoyed so I didn't even go in I just turned around and went to my friend's place instead LOL At least this way you get to see a different perspective of the JRB than you did last week! So here they are upbound at Johnson's Point
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Ok folks here’s a video from yesterday when the James R Barker went past West Pier after locking through in the morning on their way to Silver Bay where they are now loading… Follower Jamie Metro got this and I have to say it’s the sweetest thing I have ever seen and a PERFECT example of how the love for our Great Lakes ships can transcend through generations… This is Jamie’s daughter Maren (turning 4 this month) who I call Mini Me, waving at her favorite ship the JRB, with one of her favorite p
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Good morning folks! I have a video for you that I’m sure will start your day right because it certainly did mine!! It’s the always amazing Captain Newland and the James R Barker upbound at Pointe Louise after locking through this morning… They are headed for Silver Bay to load ore there… They were originally slated to go to Duluth but their orders changed and now they are on their way to Silver Bay which is a gorgeous area in Lake County Minnesota… I have had the pleasure of shooting the Clyde S
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Lots of videos for you today... This is the first that i took from home this morning as Captain Newland and the James R Barker arrived here on their way to Two Harbors to load ore. It was an absolutely still morning with no wind at all and the echo from Captain's Barker Bark was HUGE so listen up for that! As soon as I finished this video I went downtown and got them with the drone and then went across to the Michigan side and got there there with the Mesabi Miner coming out of the lock, then I
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Ok folks here’s Captain Newland and the James R Barker arriving here in Sault Ste Marie a short time ago… Miss Edna was there waiting and so was Mason so Captain did a huge #BarkerBark for them and came outside to say hello! My Johnson’s Point stuff stank… I’m not happy with either video so I’m going to try and stitch a few segments from each together and set it to music and the. I’ll post it… might not get it done tonight though… I’m still new to video editing too so that sort of thing seems to
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Well here’s the James R Barker video I promised I would share from Follower Jamie Metro who barely made it there with her family in time! The parking lot was just starting to get ploughed out at Mission and they had to run after they finally were able to get in! Captain Newland did not disappoint and let er rip! Everyone loved it of course! Big thank you to Jamie for getting this video for us! Amazing! And safe sailing to Captain Newland and his crew who are loaded with ore headed for Burns Harb
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Ok guys here is the same as my video of the arrival of the James R Barker and Captain Newland however this time you’re watching it from Mission Point in Sault Ste Marie, MI instead of seeing my viewpoint in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario! So if you haven’t seen my video yet watch that and then watch this… Clearly this one is louder and you get to see all the crew and Captain Newland none of which you get in my video lol… But what’s different in mine is that they come out from behind Sugar Island and t
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Well yesterday morning I posted my video of the James R Barker’s arrival as seen from my house in Sault. Ste Marie, Ontario and now we’re getting to see it from the American side of the river at Mission Point? :) Well here it is as seen from Mission Point in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan! This is just fabulous so make sure to listen with the sound ON! The JRB as upbound on their way to Two Harbors to load iron ore so they’ll return in a few days! Big thank you to Follower Jamie Metro for being there
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James R Barker with the best two-tone horn and salute on the Great Lakes. The James R. Barker has the most iconic salute on the Great Lakes. Known as "The Barker Bark," the captain of the Barker frequently delights ship-watchers with an extra-long “Masters Salute.” Two salutes are common while ships pass under the Aerial Lift Bridge in Duluth. Neither are required or necessary. They are performed at the discretion of the ship’s captain. The "captain's salute" consists of one long and two short b
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Ok here they are... the James R Barker and Captain Newland making the turn at Johnson's Point with myself, Miss Edna and quite a number of other folks watching from the newly designed boat launch! I have never seen so many cars there at once and so many people... I was shocked... and they even have great signage up now talking about the shipping from back in the day and modern day shipping... I meant to take pics of those and forgot so I will have to remember the next time In the meantime, here'
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Well I made it to Mission Point in plenty of time to see our favorite James R Barker downbound for the final time this season! Captain Vince Hagman is aboard currently in Relief of Captain Newland who was done for the season in early December! I am thrilled to say Captain Hagman gave the fans a great Captain Salute #BarkerBark and he stepped outside after to give everyone a wave!! At the time I wasn’t sure if it was him who came out or First Mate Logan Vasicek but in watching my video it was Cap
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The famous James R Barker sailed into Duluth October 29 2025 at 01:06 in the late evening. Arriving with no cargo as per the norm, heading to the CN dock for the 10th time this season to load Iron Ore Pellets. The ore they are loading will be delivered to Toledo OH this time. This will be only their 2nd delivery to Toldedo for the season. The Barker pulled up to the CN dock at 02:08 and began loading the ore. 30.7 hours later, October 30 at 08:51 they finished the long load and gleefully departe
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Next up is the always fabulous James R Barker with Captain Newland aboard and his crew, ready to give Sault Ste Marie a bit of a wake up call! Mind you it was 9am when they went past so a lot of people were likely up already LOL Great time of day for me to be capturing this... the sun shone on her beautifully and it was so calm, the water was like glass so the sound of the #BarkerBark gave such a great echo!! Be sure to turn it up so you can hear it loud and clear! A big thank you as always to C
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Hi everyone I'm back! What a DAY! I have been bananas busy ever since my posts this morning... After I left you guys I went downstairs and made brunch for my folks and brother... blueberry pancakes and sausages and the blueberries were wild ones not store bought so they were SO GOOD and the breakfast sausage links were bought at a local grocer who makes them in house and there is nothing I have ever had that beats them they are so delicious... After that I got going on dinner because I was makin
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Well I made it to Sault Ste Marie, MI but didn’t have a lot of time for ships… I sadly missed the Kaye E Barker (hope to get her next trip) and this was all I could muster of the James R Barker… After this I had errands running to do and had to get back across to my side… the JRB wound up locking through in the dark so I missed them too… Ok let’s see what else I can post while I fill out raffle ticket orders! I got my new batch of raffle tickets for a chance to win a trip for four aboard the Alp
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Here it is!! The James R Barker arriving here in a Sault Ste Marie just a little while ago with a huge #BarkerBark Master Salute for Miss Edna!! We had a lot of fans here in town to see Captain Newland and the JRB and they certainly were not disappointed! Thanks for the fabulous salute Captain! They are upbound on their way to load taconite (iron ore pellets) at Two Harbors Time for me to pack up the camera and head out to Pointe Louise to catch them there!! I’ll keep this short so I can do that
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Here’s my third James R Barker video from this past Wednesday!! Hopefully you’ve all watched the one I did down at Johnson’s Point and then at Mission Point here when they arrived! KILLER salutes both places! Captain Newland sure makes a lot of people happy with what he does and in this video we get to also see his wife Traci who boarded at the locks to do a trip with him… I swear seeing and hearing this never gets old… :) I have lots more to share but for tonight I’ll do a few pics and then tom
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Just a quick video as the James R Barker arrives here in town to wait their turn to lock through! The Harbor is a busy place right now! I haven’t been able to leave the house yet but I’m hoping to soon! Thanks to whomever the Relief Captain is on board for doing a fun Captain Salute! Always great to hear a Bark no matter what it’s like! I’ll be back soon with more! | DRE Designs - Great Lakes Marine Products
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Good morning everyone... This is going to be James R Barker day here today on our page... or at last for awhile because I have SO MUCH MATERIAL to share with you all... which I'm sure you won't mind ;-) Captain Newland returned yesterday after being away since mid July which for many of you I know, has seemed like an eternity lol... Yesterday was his first trip back and I have to admit it was amazing to see him... we briefly see him in this video... This is not one with a salute... I'm going to
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