The Photography of Kurt F Fink (kfink.portfolio.com)

I would like to thank David Walker of Media Magic for the shout out that  the ship was in port and unloading.  Thanks Dave :)

The Maumee docks in Ashtabula, OH next to the draw bridge to off load rock to a local dealer. This certainly draws alot of attention.  This photo was snapped from the Ashtabula river draw bridge. History of the Maumee Launched June 22, 1929 as the William G. Clyde for the Pittsburgh Steamship Company (a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Steel Corp.), this Great Lakes bulk carrier was built as hull # 804 by American Ship Building Co., Lorain, OH. The Clyde entered service August 15, 1929 when she departed on her maiden voyage light from Lorain, OH to Duluth, MN to load iron ore. Due to the nation's prosperous economy at the time, the William G. Clyde was one of three vessels built for the Pittsburgh Steamship fleet in 1929. The other two vessels were the Horace Johnson also built by the American Ship Building Co., Lorain as hull # 805, scrapped in 1984; and the Calumet (Myron C. Taylor, 1929 - 2001) built as hull # 269 by Great Lakes Engineering Works, River Rouge, MI, sold...

By 1763 the British had about a million and a half colonists on the North American continent. William Johnson, British superintendent of Indian affairs for the northern colonies, said that there were about 50,000 Indians with 10,000 warriors, though scholars consider his estimate low. General Amherst commanded about 8,000 soldiers, but only about 2,000 of them were in the western forts. On April 27, 1763, an Ottawa chief named Pontiac held a meeting with a number of Indian leaders from different tribes near Ft. Detroit. He urged the chiefs to wage war against the British. According to a French chronicler, he said, “It is important for us, my brothers, that we exterminate from our lands this nation [Great Britain] which seeks only to destroy us. You see as well as I that we can no longer supply our needs, as we have done from our brothers, the French….Therefore, my brothers, we must all swear their destruction and wait no longer. Nothing prevents us; they are few in numbers, and w...

My wife and I had the pleasure of a visit from our God Daughter, Allison. She lives with her parents in Houston, Texas. She is a smart and beautiful person.

The following are more photographs taken at the Saturday, July 10th Cleveland Tall Ships Festival. The Captain of all he sees. The Cleveland Lighthouse provides a great backdrop for the tall ships. "Skippy" the smallest mascot in the minor leagues was in the crowd visiting from the Lake County Captains baseball team. Casting a line to shore crew. The Roseway comes back from a 1 1/2 hour cruise out on Lake Erie. Lucky Dogs...... It was a beautiful day. Low humidity, 85 degrees and blue skies. The Goodyear plimp from Akron was on-hand most of the day flying overhead. Eastern Air Transport, a Ford TriMotor aircraft was flying from Burke Lakefront airport on 15 minute sight seeing trips. Plenty of security was on hand with the United States Coast Guard and the Rocky River Police departments. Casting off and heading out on another short cruise. This stern shot shows how wide the beam is on this twin masted sloop. More photographs...

Tall Ships Festival in Cleveland, Ohio 2010. I had the previledge to attend the July 10th Tall Ships Festival at the Port of Cleveland. Many thanks to  Media Magic Productions, Jefferson, Ohio and the Ashtabula News Network for their assitance. The tall ships only visit Cleveland every four years. This year they are visiting 7 locations along with Cleveland. The fleet had just arrived from Toronto, Canada and would be sailing off to Bay City, Michigan. The tall ships are a thing of beauty and grace. Only a few luck people get to work these tall ships. According to a Coast Guard spokesman, each ship is required to have at least 10 crew members. I took over 1,00o photographs at this special event. You can see them at my Fotki.com website.

After a hard days work and then cutting the lawn, I relax with Simon and Tiger (under the chair) in our backyard. Photo taken by my son Ryan.  :)