Great Lakes Ships

Iron ore docks are one of the most iconic symbols of the northern Great Lakes. From the last quarter of the 19th-century to the mid-20th century these enormous timber or steel/concrete structures d…

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Sault Ste Marie Michigan

Ten of the Snowiest Places in the World

After the northeast gets hit with yet another snowstorm, we remind ourselves that it could be worse: The ten snowiest places in the world, according to yearly accumulation.

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50 years ago, just one man survived the Great Lakes shipwreck you’ve never heard of An undated photo of the freighter Daniel J. Morrell, which sank in Lake Huron on Nov. 29, 1966. (Duluth News Tribune file photo) The Edmund Fitzgerald, Great Lakes Shipwrecks, Edmund Fitzgerald, Great Lakes Ships, Lake Huron, 50 Years Ago, Yacht Charter, Shipwreck, Lake Superior

The Edmund Fitzgerald

Great Lakes Shipwrecks

50 years ago, just one man survived the Great Lakes shipwreck you’ve never heard of

Fifty years ago Tuesday, in the early morning hours of Nov, 29, 1966, the freighter Daniel J. Morrell was steaming up the Great Lakes, bound for Taconite Harbor to pick up a load of iron ore and st…

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Edmond Fitzgerald

The Edmund Fitzgerald

Great Lakes Shipwrecks

Edmond Fitzgerald

Painting of the Edmund Fitzgerald titled "Every Man Knew" by David W. Conklin

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Edmond Fitzgerald

Great Lakes Shipwrecks

Edmond Fitzgerald

The Edmond Fitzgerald

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Edmond Fitzgerald

The Edmund Fitzgerald

Great Lakes Shipwrecks

Edmund Fitzgerald, 1975

Edmund Fitzgerald 1975, photo by The Open Lake Group LLC Wade writes that this photo by Roger LeLievre of the Fitzgerald as she passes downbound in the St. Mary’s River off Six Mile Point is …

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The Great Lakes form an important internal navigable channel in the Central North American region. However traversing through these water areas isn’t easy and many ships in the past have succumbed and irrevocably lost in their swirling depths. Here are the top 10 great lakes shipwrecks. Underwater Shipwreck, Great Lakes Shipwrecks, Sunken Ships, Sunken Ship, Ship Wrecks, Great Lakes Ships, Abandoned Ships, Lake Boat, Saint Joseph

Underwater Shipwreck

Great Lakes Shipwrecks

10 Great Lakes Shipwrecks

Marine Insight - The maritime industry guide.

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Edmond Fitzgerald

The Edmund Fitzgerald

Great Lakes Shipwrecks

22 Photographs Cataloging the Edmund Fitzgerald Disaster and the Dives to Rediscover the Wreckage - History Collection

The SS Edmund Fitzgerald was an American Great Lakes freighter that sank, during a storm, in Lake Superior on November 10, 1975. When launched on June 7, 1958, she was the largest ship on the Great Lakes. The SS Fitzgerald carried taconite iron ore from the mines near Duluth, Minnesota…

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Great Lakes Freighter Mark W. Barker Briefly Grounds on Detroit River

The 639-foot Great Lakes freighter Mark W. Barker grounded Wednesday on Belle Isle on the Detroit River, but was later refloated without incident. The Mark W. Barker is known for...

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Sault Ste Marie Michigan

J. A. W. Iglehart

Pan Amoco – Amoco – H. R. Schemm – J. A. W. Iglehart 1936-Present J. A. W. Iglehart in the MacArthur Lock at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, on her final trip as an active carrier, Oc…

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Great lakes ships

Great Ore Docks of the Great Lakes – Updated

Iron ore docks are one of the most iconic symbols of the northern Great Lakes. From the last quarter of the 19th-century to the mid-20th century these enormous timber or steel/concrete structures d…

Ten of the Snowiest Places in the World

After the northeast gets hit with yet another snowstorm, we remind ourselves that it could be worse: The ten snowiest places in the world, according to yearly accumulation.

50 years ago, just one man survived the Great Lakes shipwreck you’ve never heard of

Fifty years ago Tuesday, in the early morning hours of Nov, 29, 1966, the freighter Daniel J. Morrell was steaming up the Great Lakes, bound for Taconite Harbor to pick up a load of iron ore and st…

Edmond Fitzgerald

Painting of the Edmund Fitzgerald titled "Every Man Knew" by David W. Conklin

Edmond Fitzgerald

The Edmond Fitzgerald

Edmund Fitzgerald, 1975

Edmund Fitzgerald 1975, photo by The Open Lake Group LLC Wade writes that this photo by Roger LeLievre of the Fitzgerald as she passes downbound in the St. Mary’s River off Six Mile Point is …

10 Great Lakes Shipwrecks

Marine Insight - The maritime industry guide.

22 Photographs Cataloging the Edmund Fitzgerald Disaster and the Dives to Rediscover the Wreckage - History Collection

The SS Edmund Fitzgerald was an American Great Lakes freighter that sank, during a storm, in Lake Superior on November 10, 1975. When launched on June 7, 1958, she was the largest ship on the Great Lakes. The SS Fitzgerald carried taconite iron ore from the mines near Duluth, Minnesota…

Great Lakes Freighter Mark W. Barker Briefly Grounds on Detroit River

The 639-foot Great Lakes freighter Mark W. Barker grounded Wednesday on Belle Isle on the Detroit River, but was later refloated without incident. The Mark W. Barker is known for...

J. A. W. Iglehart

Pan Amoco – Amoco – H. R. Schemm – J. A. W. Iglehart 1936-Present J. A. W. Iglehart in the MacArthur Lock at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, on her final trip as an active carrier, Oc…

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