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v CHIPPEWA-UPSCO TUG-IROQUOIS 39,196 long tons of taconite pellets bound for Detroit. *** On March 26, LTV Mining commenced iron ore shipments form Taconite Harbor when Interlake’s MESABI MINER loaded 48,736 gross tons bound for Lorain. *** On March 29, ULS'’s CANADIAN NAVIGATOR opened the 1989 season at the Wabush Mine dock at Pointe Noire, loading 25,640 tons of iron ore pellets bound for Dofasco’s steel works in Hamilton. *** March 30 marked the opening of the 31st season of navigation in the St. Lawrence Seaway. The first vessel to transit the St. Lambert Lock upbound was the Finnish tanker KIHU, followed shortly thereafter by HUBERT GAUCHER. The first vessel downbound at the Iroquois Lock was Misener's J N MCWATTERS, which had wintered in Cardinal and was bound for Pointe Noire in ballast. KIHU was bound for Toronto ” to load vegatable oil while HUBERT GAUCHER October-27, 1988 Photo by John Vournakis was heading for Sarnia. *** On April 3, FedNav's FEDERAL OTTAWA became the first Ocean going vessel to arrive in Detroit when she docked at Nicholson's Ecorse facilities. *¥** The first ocean going vessel to arrive at Sarnia-Lambton this spring was the Panamanian MOUNTAIN BLOSSOM. Captain Kun-Ho Su was presented the traditional top hat by Larry Kinlin and Bill Graham, president and vice president of the Samia-Lambton Chamber of Commerce. *** For the second consecutive season, Canonie’s BARBARA ANDRIE became the first vessel to visit Port Stanley, arriving from Detroit on April 3 with a barge loaded with asphalt. Captain John Jorgensen received the village's traditional top hat marking the event. ¥** At 0750 on April 8, J W WESTCOTT Il serviced Algoma Steel's YANKCANUCK, marking the opening of the 116th season of operation of the J. W. 42-9-5