Harsen's Island News

Antique Sale--HI Historical Society--Dec. 3 & 4

2011-11-30T17:07:00.005-05:00

The Harsens Island Historical Society will be hosting an antique sale this weekend, December 3rd and 4th,

at the museum:

Saturday, Dec. 3rd--10Am to 4PM

Sunday, Dec. 4th--10AM to 2PM

Please stop by, see the museum, purchase an antique and mingle with good people. Cookies and punch will be served.

The Search for the Edmund Fitzgerald--The Society

2011-09-16T18:51:00.004-04:00

The Society will Sponsor

The Night the Fitz Went Down

Saturday - October 8, 2011

SAVE the DATE….for an Exciting FIRST HAND Account

Of

The Search for the Edmund Fitzgerald

Featuring

Captain Donald Erickson of the SS William Clay Ford

Who Risking his, Life and Crew, and

Leaving Safe Harbor Went out in Search of Survivors

Details to Follow……….Don’t Miss this Opportunity!

(Please forward this to friends who may be interested)

Questions…contact: 810-748-1825

Harsens Island Historical Society Grand Opening

2011-05-18T17:28:00.002-04:00

The Society cordially invites you to the

Grand Opening of our Museum

located in the Old Firehall,

3058 South Channel Drive, San Souci, Harsens Island, Michigan,

Saturday, May 28, 2011, 11 AM to 4 PM

Hot Dogs, Lemonade, Chips & Popcorn at Old Time Prices
Flag Raising and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at Noon
Dayzee the Clown
Balloons for the Kids
Musical Entertainment by Randy

The Next General Meeting of the HISCFHS will be
9:30 AM, Saturday, May 28, 2011 at The Society's Museum.
Non-Members are Welcome!

Get $40 for your Old Frig' from DTE

2011-04-25T15:53:00.000-04:00

Turn your old fridge or freezer
into cold, hard cash!

DTE will also pick up your old room air conditioner and dehumidifier that qualify for a $20 rebate.

Recycle it today!

Appliance Recycling Program

Save energy. Save money. Save the hassle.

Did you know that your old refrigerator or freezer can use more than twice the amount of electricity as a new one?

Replace your old refrigerator or freezer with a high efficiency unit and you could save up to $150 on your energy bill each year -- and keep harmful materials out of landfills.

Plus, when you do, DTE Energy will give you a $40 rebate and haul your old appliance away for free through the Your Energy Savings^SM program! At the same time, we will also pick up your old room air conditioner and dehumidifier which will qualify for a $20 rebate.

Schedule a no hassle, convenient pick up today and begin managing your energy costs.

If you have questions about this program, call 866.796.0512.

*To participate, you must be a Detroit Edison customer. Room air conditioner and dehumidifier pick-ups must be scheduled with your qualified refrigerator or freezer appointments. See other program requirements.

Final 2011 Ice Breaking Update!!!

2011-04-11T10:53:00.002-04:00

Good Morning Everybody, On 7 April, we officially secured from Operation Coal Shovel, the Coast Guard's domestic ice breaking operation in the lower Great Lakes. We appreciate your patience through this long ice breaking season and look forward to maintaining close communications in future operations. Have a great summer!

Thank you Lt. Westmiller! Your posts have helped us immensely this year and we look forward to hearing from you in the future.

Moving JoJo's Comment Up As A Post

2011-04-06T13:03:00.001-04:00

JoJo made the comment and I think it's worth sharing. I, too, looked at the MODIS shot and feel the same way!!!

SO on yesterdays MODIS shot, it looked like MOST of the ice is gone! I am saying it now: WE are in the clear for this year!

Friday Update

2011-04-01T17:30:00.002-04:00

The message from Champion's office says ferry will run tonight, every half hour after midnight.

All cars need to be out of the mainland parking lot by the end of the weekend so a tanker can deliver fuel.

We will update with news if/when it is received.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Thursday Evening Ferry

2011-03-31T16:33:00.005-04:00

The ferry will be running it's normal schedule until midnight when it will run every half hour until resuming a normal schedule again at 6 AM.

Thursday Morning--Ferry Is Running

2011-03-31T07:20:00.001-04:00

Thursday Morning--Ferry Is Running

Wednesday Night Ferry Closing

2011-03-30T15:25:00.001-04:00

Because of heavy ice flow in the river the ferry will shut down at 9:30 tonight and reopen at 6 AM tomorrow if conditions allow.

Ferry Is Running

2011-03-30T07:06:00.002-04:00

Ferry is running, not too much ice flowing at this time, but as we all know, things can change rapidly.

Ferry Closing Tuesday Evening 9:30

2011-03-29T16:17:00.001-04:00

The ferry will close this evening at 9:30 and open at 6 AM tomorrow morning as long as there is no ice jam.

USCG Ice Update

2011-03-29T15:19:00.003-04:00

Good Afternoon Everyone, We've been conducting flushing operations now for 2 days in the North and Middle Channels as well as flushing in the South Channel. We have the CGC MORRO BAY, CGC BRISTOL BAY, and the CCGS SAMUEL RISLEY working at these efforts to keep the ice flowing out through the flats and into Lake St Clair. We are expecting a lot more ice coming down as winds shift to the NE and it warms up. There is still a very substantial amount of ice in lower Lake Huron. To give you an idea, there is currently more ice up there than the total area of Lake St Clair. We will continue to update you as we see over the next several days how the ice deteriorates and moves into the river. Have a good night!

Ferry Running

2011-03-29T06:55:00.003-04:00

The ferry is running this morning. Message at Champion's office says they expect things to go well, but the river is half full of ice and conditions can change rapidly, so check back often.

Satellite Picture

2011-03-28T20:01:00.004-04:00

Satellite picture taken today of lower Lake Huron through the St. Clair River, Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie.

Click on picture to enlarge.

Ferry Closing Tonight

2011-03-28T17:08:00.002-04:00

The ferry will not run tonight and will close at 9:30 PM and begin running again at 6 AM tomorrow.

Ferry Is Running!!! Open Water!!!

2011-03-28T06:56:00.007-04:00

Ice is gone and ferry is running and the news is that there should be no problems today at all.

If anything changes we will update, but for now things are looking good.

FYI Only: Just looked at the cameras in Port Huron and ice is on it's way down again. We have no way of knowing whether or not it will be bad enough to stop ferry service, but be aware that the ice conditions can change rapidly (like yesterday). For now all is well and we are hopeful that it will stay that way.

Ferry Is Shutting Down

2011-03-27T15:00:00.001-04:00

Ferry is now (3:00 PM) making it's last run and will shut down until further notice.

Will update as information comes in.

Sunday-3/27/11-Ferry Running

2011-03-27T12:54:00.005-04:00

Just recevied news that the ferry is running today every hour on the hour from 1PM to 8 PM.

We will update as information becomes available.

Ice Breaking Update for the Upcoming Week...

2011-03-26T13:18:00.003-04:00

Hello Everyone,

Starting Monday morning, we will be conducting major ice breaking operations throughout the lower river system to include the North and Middle channels. We will work with the Harsens Island Ferry operators to minimize impacts to operations with the ferry and airboat operations.

As information comes up or needs updating, we will pass as we can. Have a great weekend and try to stay warm through these lower than average temps!

Ice Breaking Update!

2011-03-25T09:03:00.002-04:00

Good Morning Everybody,

As you may have noticed we are not flushing anymore in the North Channel. We've been asked by the Harsens Island Ferry operator to stay out of the North Channel for the next several days. We will be focusing our ice flushing efforts over the next couple days in the South Channel. We have three icebreakers that will be working in the South Channel to keep the ice moving down into the lake.

If anybody can get a hold of whomever controls the weather, and turn the dial to warmer with continuing doses of SUN, Operation Coal Shovel would greatly appreciate it! :) Have a great day everybody and we will continue to keep you updated with any new information that may impact you and yours!

Update

2011-03-24T11:11:00.002-04:00

Putting this comment up as a post:

The ferry is shut down again today. According to the ferry doctors message this morning possibly for 2-3 days maybe more. Im just relaying what I heard. Also took a drive up to the State Park in Algonac. Ice thick and moving quickly. As far as I could see upriver nothing but ice. The Welland Canal opened yesterday, and the Soo Locks open Fri. So ships will be running and getting priority from the Coast Guard. Thats all I know. The airboat is running on the hour.

Ferry Update (Again)

2011-03-23T17:06:00.001-04:00

According to the message at Champion's office, the ferry will be shut down all night and probably all day tomorrow. The airboat will be running in the morning beginning at 7AM at Sunset Marina on the island and the ferry dock on the mainland.

Airboat Running

2011-03-23T16:57:00.001-04:00

From St. Clair County Select Alert:

Airboat service

There will be airboat service today from now until 7:00pm from the mainland ferry landing, to Sunset Marina.

Ferry Will Close at 3PM

2011-03-23T14:49:00.001-04:00

Just received word that the ferry is closing at 3PM. Will update when more is known.