Great lakes ore docks are pretty fascinating things. I've been fascinated by them, OK in Awe (bad pun taken care of) since I first saw one close up when I came to live in America. In fact on our honeymoon I think my wife and I saw all the Minnesota Ore docks close up Duluth, Two Harbors, Taconite Harbour and Silver Bay. I remember jokingly suggesting that we get T-shirts printed that said "Taconite Tour" on them.
In the intervening years I have discovered the Ore Docks in Superior, Wisconsin and become very very familiar with the Ore Dock in Ashland, Wisconsin too. Being a noted model railway enthusiast and proclaimed "prolific layout builder" I'd really love to be able to recreate an ore dock scene on a layout and that is essentially what this blog is about. Agonising over building a model railway based on a Lake Superior ore dock. I'll post my thoughts about Ore docks real and model. What I plan to do and how I plan to do it. I'll have some great ideas and I'll curse a lot when I can't do what I want to do. I'm sure there will be layout plans and all sorts of ideas thrown about. Feel free to chime in with any other ideas and comments yourself especially if you are knowledgeable about Ore docks because I'm learning something new all the time.
Thats it really sometimes there will be a flurry of activity, sometimes nothing. I hope you'll come along for the ride.
