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The final ship of the season to visit the Port of Ogdensburg was bulk carrier Federal Danube with a cargo of vats  bound for Utica in January.
Stefanik
pushing
missile
site pick
EAST COAST LOCATION:
Will force issue if Army
doesn’t make decision
By ABRAHAM KENMORE
akenmore@wdt.net
WATERTOWN — U.S. Rep. Elise
M. Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, said she
would force the Army to announce its
third preferred East Coast missile de-

Feat of engineering, fense site through legislation if neces-

sary.
Speaking before

St. Lawrence Seaway marks her Watertown

“Coffee with the
Congresswoman”

60 YEARS OF HISTORY
event on Thurs-
day, Ms. Stefanik
said she thought
the site would be
announced volun-
tarily, and should Stefanik
go to Fort Drum.
By BOB BECKSTEAD Camp Ravenna Joint Military Train-
bbeckstead@ogd.com
MASSENA — Curran Renewable
Energy, a wood pellet producer in
TIMELINE
ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY
ing Center in Ohio and Fort Custer
Training Center in Michigan are also
under consideration. Ms. Stefanik
Massena, is taking its products over- said that Acting Secretary of Defense
seas on a trial basis thanks in part to Patrick M. Shanahan told her during
the St. Lawrence Seaway, which will 1959 an Armed Services Committee meet-
help get them to their final destina- On April 25, St. Lawrence ing that they do intend to release the
tion. Seaway opened to deep draft
navigation. See STEFANIK A7
Ten thousand metric tons of pellets
made by Curran Renewable Energy On June 27, Massena hosts
will be taken to the port of Ogdens- ceremonies with world leaders
burg and then shipped to Denmark,
where they will be servicing Ekman, a
utility company. The company’s sup-
recognizing the Seaway as
one of the most challenging
engineering feats in history.
Gen. Piatt
ply base currently includes the United
States, as well as Quebec and Ontario.
The plant was chipping away at
1976
Stunt driver Kenny Powers
proud of
Drum legacy
attempts to jump the
making the pellets this week, with St. Lawrence River in a Rocket-
NATIONAL ARCHIVES piles continuing to build, which will powered Lincoln Continental.
eventually find their way overseas.
Construction of the Seaway began in a groundbreaking
ceremony in Massena on Aug. 10, 1954, and lasted five years. Patrick Curran, president of Curran 1989 FAREWELL SET WEDNESDAY:
Renewable Energy and Seaway Tim- At this time, the Seaway has
Commander says he’s glad
ber Harvesting, said the company has already handled more than
until July 1 to get the pellets ready for 160,000 ships from more than of community connections
BY THE NUMBERS

189 25 $375 their voyage. Once the pellets arrive in 50 nations.

By CRAIG FOX
MILES PERCENT BILLION Denmark, they’ll be destined for Ek-
man, which was incorporated in 1802
1993 cfox@wdt.net
length of the Seaway, of Seaway traffic worth of cargo has Draft is increased by 3 inches to FORT DRUM — For Maj. Gen. Wal-
in Sweden and markets and sells for- allow ships to carry more cargo
between Montreal that travels to and traveled the est products. ter E. Piatt, the north country always
and Lake Ontario from overseas ports Seaway since 1959 by voyage after seven-year will be home.
See SEAWAY A7 rehabilitation project. On Wednesday, he’s ending his

U.S. ARMY CORP. OF ENGINEERS

1996 nearly three-year assignment as
commander of Fort Drum and the
On May 10, the Seaway 10th Mountain Division and will then
SEAWAY LOCKS AND CROSSINGS carries its 2 billionth ton of head to Washington, D.C., where the
cargo, valued at more than general will serve as director of Army
$300 billion.
staff.
2018 Gen. Piatt, 57, will relinquish
his duties on Wednesday during a
The Seaway saw the highest
cargo tonnage in more than a
change of command ceremony when
decade, with 41 million tons he turns over the reins to Maj. Gen.
moved during the season. Brian J. Mennes.
The community, as a whole, has
SOURCE: ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY MANAGEMENT CORP. been there for the 10th Mountain Di-
See PIATT A4

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