Great Lakes shipping season is over. Where did all the 'lakers' go?
Great Lakes shipping season is over. Where did all the 'lakers' go?
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Great Lakes ore trade suffers from April ice
Great Lakes ore trade suffers from April ice
Aug 11, 2019
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The iron ore industry on the Great Lakes has been declared “dead” more than once—but the reality tells a different story. Clay and his guest unpack how taconite mining and shipping in northern Minnesota are still very much alive, still moving through the Soo Locks, and still ending up in places like Ford Motor Company. Fewer ships than in the past, yes, but the Iron Range remains vibrant. As Mark Twain put it, rumors of its death have been greatly exaggerated. Listen to the full podcast with Joh
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The iron ore industry on the Great Lakes has been declared “dead” more than once—but the reality tells a different story. Clay and his guest unpack how taconite mining and shipping in northern Minnesota are still very much alive, still moving through the Soo Locks, and still ending up in places like Ford Motor Company. Fewer ships than in the past, yes, but the Iron Range remains vibrant. As Mark Twain put it, rumors of its death have been greatly exaggerated. Listen to the full podcast with Joh
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🎥Video Credit: AmtrakGuy365 Iron ore's a heavy load, and a heavy duty car is needed when moving it from the mines, over steel rails, and down the chutes of massive ore docks into ships destined for lands far away. Introducing the ore hopper, also known as the ore jenny! After iron ore was discovered in Minnesota on September 19th, 1844, this valuable resource had to shipped to steel mills for steel production in the ever-growing nation. Ore hoppers came about soon. Even as railcars grew in size
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🎥Video Credit: AmtrakGuy365 Iron ore's a heavy load, and a heavy duty car is needed when moving it from the mines, over steel rails, and down the chutes of massive ore docks into ships destined for lands far away. Introducing the ore hopper, also known as the ore jenny! After iron ore was discovered in Minnesota on September 19th, 1844, this valuable resource had to shipped to steel mills for steel production in the ever-growing nation. Ore hoppers came about soon. Even as railcars grew in size
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Exploring the Lower Harbor Ore Dock in Marquette
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Exploring the Lower Harbor Ore Dock in Marquette
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Life on a Great Lakes freighter: Pay makes job worth it
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Life on a Great Lakes freighter: Pay makes job worth it
Jun 29, 2015
Detroit Free PressJim Schaefer
Named for a 110-mile-long iron ore deposit in northeastern Minnesota, the Mesabi Miner was the fourth 1,000 ft freighter to set sail on the Great Lakes. Here she is making her last run into Lake Superior of the shipping season earlier this month. #freighter #greatlakes #shipping #boatnerd #mesabiminer | Great Freighters
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Named for a 110-mile-long iron ore deposit in northeastern Minnesota, the Mesabi Miner was the fourth 1,000 ft freighter to set sail on the Great Lakes. Here she is making her last run into Lake Superior of the shipping season earlier this month. #freighter #greatlakes #shipping #boatnerd #mesabiminer | Great Freighters
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Loading iron ore at the Cleveland Bulk Terminal today! | Interlake Steamship Company
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Iron ore, also known as taconite pellets, being loaded onto our 639-foot M/V Mark W. Barker, which then shuttles the cargo up the Cuyahoga River to the Cleveland-Cliffs steel mill. Fun fact: More than 16,000 tons are loaded in about six hours at the Cleveland Bulk Terminal. Then it's about a three-hour transit up the river. #wedeliver #essentialcargoes #buildingblocksofAmerica #shippingmatters | Interlake Steamship Company
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Great Lakes Shipping History in the 1960s
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Cool view of iron ore flowing into the belly of our M/V Mark W. Barker, loading at Cleveland Bulk Terminal earlier today. It really showcases the unique square-shaped cargo hold design on the 639-foot vessel, the newest and most versatile on the Great Lakes! 🚢⚓️🖤🧡 #interlake #usflagfleet #wedeliver #essentialcargoes #ironore #buildingblocksofamerica #shippingmatters 🎥: Eric Helder | Interlake Steamship Company
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On my way home and thought I would stop at the train tracks at West Pier to show you what it looks like and let you see some of the iron ore pellets sitting in the tracks! They fall off the rail cars and wind up just sitting here… So if you’re here in the Sault and would like some iron ore pellets come on over, just don’t stand on the railway tracks that’s a no no… you can easily get some standing off to the side where it’s safe Heading home now so I’ll catch up with you guys a little later! | D
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A Great Lakes freighter vanished in a storm - its wreck still hasn’t been found
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It’s been 50 years since a freighter sank in the Great Lakes, but in the summer of 2024, one ship came dangerously close. On June 8, 2024, the Michipicoten was carrying a load of iron ore across Lake Superior when the crew heard a loud bang. The ship was taking on water. Kent Knechtel was the Michipicoten’s second engineer, whose life was changed by his experience that day. | Great Lakes Now
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Great Lakes shipping still vital to regional economy, expert says
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Superior, WI: (Allouez) Aban/GN Aban/NP BNSF Ore Docks
Oct 2, 2019
blogspot.comDennis DeBruler
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Capable of hauling more cargo than six mile long freight trains, the Indiana Harbor is a perfect example of how Great Lakes shipping powers American industry. This 1,000-foot giant moves iron ore at a scale most people never see — quietly, efficiently, and every day. Here she is two months ago in 50-degree warmer weather than we have now in Sault Ste. Marie #freighter #greatlakes #shipping #boatnerd #lakesuperior | Great Freighters
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Great Lakes ore shipments down in June
Aug 11, 2019
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