MLive

The newest freighter on the Great Lakes is in the Saginaw area. Here’s where you can see it.

ESSEXVILLE, MI – About a month ago, the oldest ship sailing on the Great Lakes made its way to the area, making a prolonged stop at Holcim Terminal in Essexville. Now, the Great Lakes’ youngest ...
AOL

Great Lakes freighter, launched in Manitowoc in 1953, transports enough barley in each load to make 40 million bottles of beer

Residents and visitors to Manitowoc are likely familiar with the concrete tower at the harbor entrance across from the Wisconsin Maritime Museum. This marine tower functions as a docking station for ...
Yahoo

Shipwatching, the virtual way: Webcams offer many views for Great Lakes freighter fans

The massive freighters that ply the Great Lakes are back at work following the early reopening of the Soo Locks for the 2025-26 season, and they're doing it all under the watchful eyes of webcams that ...
PBS

Freighters on the Move

Freighter food, mail delivery, and the life of a Great Lakes freighter pilot. In this episode of Great Lakes Now, delivering mail to Great Lakes freighters, a day in the life of a freighter pilot, and ...
Lansing State Journal

Can't get enough shipwatching? Here's how you can spend the day watching 'lakers' pass by

The massive freighters that ply the Great Lakes are back at work following the early reopening of the Soo Locks for the 2025-26 season, and they're doing it all under the watchful eyes of webcams that ...