2009-09-17 / News

Coal Dock Project Continues

Owned by Ferry Line for More Than 100 Years...

Travis Vartanian of Arnold Transit Company balances on planks above the water while performing pinning work Friday, August 28, as part of the renovation project on the Mackinac Island Coal Dock that began in 2005. The old lumber deck, seen on left, is being replaced with concrete. This section Mr. Vartanian is working on is expected to be completed this fall. During the winter, the project will take Mr. Vartanian under the dock, where the wood pylons from the waterline up will be replaced with treated lumber. Travis Vartanian of Arnold Transit Company balances on planks above the water while performing pinning work Friday, August 28, as part of the renovation project on the Mackinac Island Coal Dock that began in 2005. The old lumber deck, seen on left, is being replaced with concrete. This section Mr. Vartanian is working on is expected to be completed this fall. During the winter, the project will take Mr. Vartanian under the dock, where the wood pylons from the waterline up will be replaced with treated lumber.
Deep in concentration, Paul Engle of Winberg Masonry in St. Ignace makes swinging a 25-pound sledge hammer seem easy as he pounds an 18-inch rod into one of the planks to help secure a portion of the deck’s substructure Friday, August 28. The Mackinac Island Coal Dock has been owned by Arnold Transit Company for more than 100 years. Renovation work is expected to be completed in 2010, when the company plans to move all of its freight operations to the dock. Deep in concentration, Paul Engle of Winberg Masonry in St. Ignace makes swinging a 25-pound sledge hammer seem easy as he pounds an 18-inch rod into one of the planks to help secure a portion of the deck’s substructure Friday, August 28. The Mackinac Island Coal Dock has been owned by Arnold Transit Company for more than 100 years. Renovation work is expected to be completed in 2010, when the company plans to move all of its freight operations to the dock.

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