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Page 102 • GREAT LAKES & SEAWAY NEWS FEDERAL RIDEAU upbound below Lock #1 in Welland Canal April 1, 2000 APRIL Apr 1 ... The newest Fednav vessel FEDERAL RIDEAU passed up the Welland Canal on her first trip into the lakes. She was bound for Windsor, Detroit and Goderich. ... Algoma's ALGO WAY had her aft mast damaged when the Norfolk & Southern Railroad bridge lowered too soon as she was out bound on the Black River in Lorain, OH. The mast was bent to a 45 degree angle. She proceeded to Sarnia, arriving the next day and had it repaired by Shelly Machine. ... Upperlake's CANADIAN NAVIGATOR was placed on the drydock at Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay, WI. ... Algoma Tanker's ALGONOVA was removed from the drydock at the Toledo Shipyard and departed for Sarnia. Apr 3 ... Two of the Maid of the Mist tour boats were placed in the water. The next day the other two were put into the water. Tours are scheduled to begin on April 8. Apr 4 ... Michigan Governor John Engler signed legislation creating specialty lighthouse license plates and the Michigan Lighthouse Preservation Grant Fund. Revenue from the sale of the license plates will help preserve Michigan Lighthouses. ... The newspaper in St. Catherine, Ontario the St. Catherine Standard began a daily feature on vessel movements in the Welland Canal. Photo by Greg Rudnick