Bramble on St. Clair River
Spring arrived today in Michigan. The temperature was in the mid 60s, the sun was shining, there was a gentle breeze. It was a beautiful day…..to watch the ice floes drift down river (while dressed in shirtsleeves). The Bramble was a fixture on the great lakes for many years. I recall watching the Bramble on station when I raced the 1987 Port Huron to Mackinac.
The Bramble is now at the Seaway Terminal just south of Port Huron as a floating museum. The Bramble has been replaced by the more modern and larger Hollyhock which is docked between the Black River and the Bluewater Bridge just north of Downtown Port Huron. I was aboard the Highlander Sea late in the season in 2003 getting the tall ship ready for winter when a flotilla of ships and helicopters came north up the St. Clair River past the old schooner to commission the Hollyhock as it came into service.
- the Muse
