Lake freighter
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Lake freighters, or lakers, are bulk carriers operating on the Great Lakes of North America. These vessels are traditionally called boats, despite being technically classified as ships. Freighters typ
SS Arthur M. Anderson, with pilothouse forward and engine room astern, also equipped with a self-unloading boom.
The wood-hulled R. J. Hackett, the first modern Great Lakes bulk freighter
The State Lock at the Michigan State Locks (now Soo Locks)
Whaleback Joseph L. Colby
Great Lakes Waterway
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The Great Lakes Waterway is a system of natural channels and artificial locks and canals that enable navigation between the North American Great Lakes. Although all of the lakes are naturally connecte
The shipping channels pass on opposite sides of Neebish Island in the St Marys River