/r/GreatLakesShipping
Anything and Everything about Lake Freighters and Tugs/Barges.
Pictures, questions, comments on shipping around the Great Lakes!
Pictures, discussions, and news on Great Lakes Shipping and the boats that ply the waters.
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Drone Video of Algosolis Headed North Out of Detroit 2-2-2025
21:13 UTC
Damage to the whaleback Christopher Columbus, Milwaukee 1917
06:37 UTC
Michigan and Calumet heading up the Cuyahoga through the ice, January 30, 2025
09:44 UTC
Robert S Pierson throwback 2009 soo locks by bob kovacs 🚢
Robert S Pierson throwback 2009 soo locks by bob kovacs
22:52 UTC
Is Calumet in Cleveland for layup or shuttle runs?
I see Calumet hanging out near Cleveland right now. It's still a couple miles away from the harbor entrance and sitting. Anyone know what they'll be doing when they finally arrive?
09:39 UTC
Drone footage of Paul R. Tregurtha and James R. Barker in Sturgeon Bay!
4k drone footage!
02:50 UTC
James Barker stuck in Ice video
Some video from 1/16/25 James R. Barker gets stuck in Port of Cleveland
03:15 UTC
New Manitoulin Destination
10:50 UTC
Lake Freighter Companies ⚓️
What are some of the better Lake Freighter companies for employment as a 3rd mate or AB? Thanks for the comments. ⚓️
01:49 UTC
Ashtabula Harbor ice video
23:35 UTC
Manitoulin is back in business!
22:08 UTC
Mackinaw and Algoterra on Lake St. Clair
I was looking at the app today and I saw the Mackinaw was going to be traveling down through Lake St. Clair today. I feel like the Mackinaw doesn’t make it down this way all too often (though I could certainly be wrong about that), so I figured I’d go check it out on this nice sunny day.
20:31 UTC
Great last ship of season in duluth and that snowman is so cool in the video!
Great last ship of season in duluth and that snowman is so cool in the video! Taken from Vibe with mike
21:27 UTC
Manitoulin's Destination
03:12 UTC
My video of Manitoulin stuck in ice
Taken in Buffalo on January 23rd, 2025
23:25 UTC
Manitoulin Stuck in Ice Offshore in Buffalo, NY.
I noticed this on my way to work this morning and saw it on the news. It was delivering wheat to General Mills and got stuck.
23:16 UTC
What’s your schedule like?
Hey all, it’s been my dream for a couple years now to work on a Great Lakes ship but just can’t make it work with being a single dad. Maybe in a 6-7years when the youngest finishes high-school. :)
Just out of curiosity, what’s a typical schedule like during the season? Days off in port? Short breaks off the ship and on shore? I’m guessing at sea you’re working every day?
I’ve googled but there doesn’t seem to be a lot of info on the Great Lakes.
Thanks!
20:32 UTC
Tug Hawaii Ice Breaking Milwaukee - Stewart J Cort, Gl Ostrander and Others - 2023
16:03 UTC