Video Journal: Tug Captain Logging Last Trips

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Kathy Plonka/Video Journal

Oscar Mooney spent 25 years working the same five-mile stretch of Lake Coeur d’Alene and the Spokane River. Rain or shine, ice or fog, the tug captain delivered logs to local sawmills. It’s a chapter of lake history that’s rapidly drawing to a close. By Friday, Mooney will have delivered his final load to the DeArmond sawmill. The mill is the last of North Idaho Maritime’s log customers, and it’s closing in May. Story here