There’s no denying our Great Lakes Region is full of freighter fans. Whether it’s a 1,000-footer heading into Michigan’s Soo Locks or a sleek tugboat lending a hand to one of its bulkier siblings, people across our area love to watch these big boats ply our inland seas.
We love to watch them, majestic freighters as long as skyscrapers, gliding through Lake Erie or through the curves of the Cuyahoga River.
You can hop on a freighter and see the Great Lakes, work two months straight and then have a month off.
August 29, 2018 – USA Today Jack Brandenburg of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, snapped the picture early Tuesday morning while aboard the Mesabi Miner, where he works as a mate. He used his Samsung cellphone camera and a long exposure
Freighters that crisscross the Great Lakes carry more than 100 million tons of cargo each year.
April 30, 2018 – Marine Link
April 30, 2018 – Crain’s Cleveland Business
