37 Massive Great Lakes Freighters - Big Steel in Motion!

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Following the 2022 shipping season on the Great Lakes, which ran from March 2022 to January 2023, I made this compilation showing the highlights from the videos I captured in the Duluth and Superior area... with a little bit of Two Harbors thrown in for good measure. The footage selected here is meant to represent the widest variety of lake freighters seen in a range of conditions... day and night, summer and winter, calm and stormy.
For each ship, I included data on the date its hull entered service, its overall length, the cargo carrying capacity, the type of engines, and the overall horsepower of all engines combined. I didn't include maximum speed, as most ships have a top speed in the same 13-16 knots range. No saltwater ships (“salties”) were included, as the focus here is on lake freighters. Someday I'll get around to a compilation of salties!
Since this video is over 80 minutes in length, I have indexed the ships so you can pick out your favorites using the time stamps below. For each ship, I went back to the raw footage to create new edits that show the highlights of each arrival or departure. If you want to see the original, longer edits for each ship, click the link next to each ship name:
0:00 American Integrity (May 19) • American Integrity - A...
2:23 Philip R. Clarke (September 5) • SS Philip R. Clarke - ...
4:37 Manitoulin (September 6) • Manitoulin - A Loud Re...
6:23 Paul R. Tregurtha (July 11) • Paul R. Tregurtha - De...
8:12 American Mariner (November 13) • American Mariner - A "...
10:02 Kaye E. Barker (April 17) • Kaye E. Barker - Still...
12:12 Captain Henry Jackman (July 1) • Captain Henry Jackman ...
14:17 Innovation (June 5) • Innovation and Samuel ...
16:16 Arthur M. Anderson (January 13) • Arthur M. Anderson - L...
19:25 Mesabi Miner (September 20) • Mesabi Miner - A Glowi...
21:49 Burns Harbor (August 23) • Burns Harbor - Blowing...
24:10 Spruceglen (May 2) • Spruceglen - 10 Salute...
27:34 Michipicoten (December 27) • Michipicoten - Icy Nig...
29:31 Joseph L. Block (November 23) • Joseph L. Block - Movi...
31:06 James R. Barker (May 19) • James R. Barker - Magn...
33:54 Algoma Transport (August 1) • Algoma Transport - Agi...
35:51 CSL Tadoussac (July 11) • CSL Tadoussac - A Stor...
37:32 Michigan Trader (October 11) • Michigan Trader - Depa...
39:33 John G. Munson (August 23) • John G. Munson - The P...
43:45 Mark W. Barker (September 6) • Mark W. Barker - New A...
45:18 Indiana Harbor (November 13) • Indiana Harbor - Facin...
48:10 Edwin H. Gott (September 5) • Edwin H. Gott - Want a...
50:27 Lee A. Tregurtha (January 14) • Lee A. Tregurtha - Las...
52:44 Stewart J. Cort (November 12) • Stewart J. Cort - Back...
55:05 Integrity (November 13) • G.L. Ostrander and Int...
57:00 Maumee (January 14) • Victory and Maumee - A...
59:20 Frontenac (August 23) • Frontenac - A Rare Sal...
1:01:21 American Spirit and Missouri (November 22) • American Spirit and Tu...
1:04:24 Wilfred Sykes (July 11) • Wilfred Sykes - Showin...
1:07:32 CSL Laurentien (December 27) • CSL Laurentien - Icy M...
1:09:29 Atlantic Huron (May 2) • Atlantic Huron - Storm...
1:11:52 Walter J. McCarthy Jr. (January 6) • Walter J. McCarthy Jr....
1:13:47 H. Lee White (December 26) • H. Lee White - Weather...
1:16:35 Saginaw (January 21) • Saginaw - THE END! - L...
1:18:47 American Century (April 16) • American Century - A S...
1:20:45 Algoma Innovator (January 7) • Algoma Innovator - A L...
1:22:53 Hon. James L. Oberstar (June 27) • Hon. James L. Oberstar...
What are some of your favorites from the above? What ship has the best salute? Please share your thoughts in the comments section! If you like what you see in this video, please consider subscribing. (It's free to do so.) I generally upload new videos on odd-numbered days during the shipping season. Click the notification bell if you want to be alerted each time a new video is posted.
Finally, if you enjoy this type of long-form video, please consider watching some (or all) of the following:
2020 shipping season highlights: • 40 Ships in Action: St...
2021 shipping season highlights: • 45 Ships in Action: Gr...
50 lake freighter salutes (2020-2022): • 50 Great Lakes Ship Sa...
35 lake freighter salutes (2015-2019): • 35 Lakers Saluting! Gr...
All Thirteen 1000-foot lake freighters: • 1000 Foot Ships of the...
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@1Long2Short 10 ай бұрын

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@foreverspring 6 ай бұрын

A few months ago the Arthur M. Anderson was perhaps the only Great Lakes freighter I knew and she was my favourite. She still is, bless her, but over the past few months I have been quite excited to learn about numerous others and your video has been a stupendous help in that regard. Thank you!! My second favourite is the Michipicoten followed by John G. Munson. It was only after I'd made this top three that I realized all three were built in 1952. Amazing!! Your video of the Michipicoten arriving in Duluth on December 27 (a year ago today and I just watched her arriving again) is simply beyond beautiful. Those lights were magnificient as they reflected on the water. I've not seen anything comparable to this incredible light display before or since. Thank you for catching her at just the right moment in all her glory!! And thank you for all the info you provide. For a newcomer like myself this is so helpful -- loads of pertinent info all in one place!!! Awesome!!

@1Long2Short 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Glad you’re enjoying the videos. 1952 was definitely a great year for ship building. 🙂

@janisripple754 Ай бұрын

❤Thanks for videos our family enjoys watching

@1Long2Short Ай бұрын

I’m glad your family enjoys them! 🙂

@lyndacottam397 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for all your efforts to entertain us boat nerds who are too far away from Duluth. Long may you continue xxx

@1Long2Short Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🙂

@1Long2Short Жыл бұрын

Thanks also for the generous donation! KZfaq’s studio app didn’t show the donation at first, so I just wanted to reach out again and thank you for your support! 😊

@edkiely2712 Жыл бұрын

I concur Lynda! Hello from Salt Lake City🖐!

@lyndacottam397 Жыл бұрын

@@edkiely2712 xx

@michaeltaylor8835 9 ай бұрын

quality camera work man

@notaspy3751 7 ай бұрын

James R. Barker's horn is amazing, it shakes the earth and you can feel it in your bones up close!

@penelopejoann 4 ай бұрын

It’s a symphony! 🎉

@mrmeyers26 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this video. I can’t imagine the time it takes to edit all the clips you took throughout the season. This is the relaxation I needed.

@1Long2Short Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Hope you enjoy it! 🙂

@Local-Of-The-Mitten-State 18 күн бұрын

nice pfp btw

@gregmctevia5087 Жыл бұрын

1 hour and change of pure ship spotting heaven. Naturally I liked the night stuff best but loved everything. We’ll worth the effort.

@1Long2Short Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Hope I included some of the highlights you liked during the season. 🙂

@TheBDEye Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the index - going to watch the first 55 mins after dinner! Super work as ever!

@1Long2Short Жыл бұрын

Thank you Candace!

@williamphillips6247 Жыл бұрын

This video is like a pot of gold to me. Getting me through a rough patch. Very enjoyable! Thank you!😃⚓🛳

@1Long2Short Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Really glad you’re enjoying it! 🙂

@neallorentz7649 Жыл бұрын

I would love to ride on one I’m an marine electrician retired but never worked on one of these ships

@gus473 Жыл бұрын

Epic! 😎✌️

@pandajared7383 Жыл бұрын

Just gonna leave this comment here. Keep up the great work!

@1Long2Short Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@jenniferreierson1755 Жыл бұрын

Can’t wait for the season to start up again. These are beautiful clips!

@1Long2Short Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Only a few more weeks to go…

@cris_261 Жыл бұрын

It's tough to pick out just one laker as a favorite, as I have yet to see any in person! Seems as though the one I always come back to is the Wilfred Sykes for her color scheme, and streamlined looks. And then there's the Arthur M. Anderson, Michipicotin, Alpena, the Barkers and Tregurthas, the Canadian boats, the 1,000 footers, and so many more. And of course the tugs. Can't forget the tugs! Thank you for taking the time to put together this omnibus edition of the 2022 shipping season. 🚢 😎

@1Long2Short Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your constant viewership and support!

@fredbutcher9116 10 ай бұрын

9😊😊😊😊😅

@waynesell3681 Жыл бұрын

Thank you I followed along with my Mom's 2014 copy of Know Your Ships. Enjoyed seeing her notes of freighters coming and going at Manistee Harbor, lower peninsula. Time to get current issue, I have another somewhere. Saginaw sails into Manistee and I really was excited to see her sailing the end of the season up north in Duluth and Superior. Thanks!

@1Long2Short Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Most of my stats were n the video come from the 2022 edition of Know Your Ships. 🙂

@Alltime6432 11 ай бұрын

16:51 this one has holds a important chapter in the story of a certain ship and crew that are no longer with us, doesn't it.

@edgrigsby8610 9 ай бұрын

Yep...I'm glad to see she's still sailing.

@hunterneitzel3012 5 ай бұрын

If I remember correctly, she was the last ship to contact "big Fitz"(ss Edmund Fitzgerald), before she went down with all hands on lake Superior in November of 75'

@ctaviationvideos4926 4 ай бұрын

The horn on the James R Barker sounds like a Viking horn, it sounds so amazing!!

@popcornhead3479 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video thanks

@MultiPurposeReviewer Жыл бұрын

Man, so hard to choose. For horns, I do like the Big Barker, Papa Treggy, and the Saginaw. For looks, the Wilfred Sykes by a mile. All in all though, I think the Spruceglen wins it for this season.

@1Long2Short Жыл бұрын

She definitely wins the award for most salutes for a single departure!

@janbredenhoff1267 Жыл бұрын

Tnx for a super video!

@1Long2Short Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@edkiely2712 Жыл бұрын

Great compilation! The opening to the video is positively breathtaking! Though the Great Salt Lake here is a formidable feature, it isn't even in the same stunning stratosphere when it comes to the Great Lakes and the colossal crafts that weigh its wharfs. Lol😂! Only diminutive dinghies will one occasionally find out in that saline-saturated slick. I turn envious of the locals there who frequent the shorelines and harbors to cast a glance at the many mighty steel leviathans, and to listen for the venerable and age-old practice of "One long, Two short!"

@1Long2Short Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@shirleybalinski4535 5 ай бұрын

Saw your comment about The Great Salt Lake vs, the Great Lakes. I live in Michigan. We love our Boats. It is in our Dna!! My state is beautiful, friendly & historic. You are no more than 6 miles from anywhere in my state to some kind of fresh water. These freighters can be seen just about all over( unless your in the middle ddle of the state)! Come pay us a visit. You won't be disappointed. You can see these Lakers up close in my state too. Hope to see you soon. I believe you would love it.🎉

@edkiely2712 5 ай бұрын

@shirleybalinski4535 Thanks Shirley! Oh! I guarantee that I would love it! There's something about great bodies of water that hv always fascinated me. I'm currently reading a book titled 'In The Kingdom Of Ice' by Hampton Sides. It's on the 1879-81 voyage of the USS Jeanette, where the boat and crew become trapped by ice and struggle to survive after having to abandon ship. There's something harrowingly otherworldly about being miles removed from the comfort and security of land, and facing the enormous power and indifference of the mighty Poseidan! Thanks for the kind invitation! Reading some books on the historical settlement, people, and economy of the Great Lakes region is actually on my to do reading list! Take care of yourself!

@michaeltaylor8835 9 ай бұрын

watched on my TV just great

@1Long2Short 9 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@hobbyhermit66 5 ай бұрын

Great video. 👍

@1Long2Short 4 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

@Local-Of-The-Mitten-State Жыл бұрын

33:19 for being 1004' long, she turns pretty fast!

@alanschwier4045 Жыл бұрын

Again, like the other comments… superb video and editing… we really enjoyed these great ships… take care my friend…

@1Long2Short Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@rottenroads1982 2 ай бұрын

Some of the Ships on the Great Lakes stole Locomotive Horns and use them along side their regular ship horns.

@1Long2Short 2 ай бұрын

You’re hearing the horns on the Aerial Lift Bridge returning the salute.

@richranchernot 4 ай бұрын

The Wilfred Sykes has a style few can match. Back when Marine Architects were designing for looks and functionality! And then there is the little tug that can, the Missouri! Also noted that steam turbines are a rarity. I suppose they burn bunker oil.

@melissawarfield Жыл бұрын

Would like to visit inside one of the ship's. I'd like to be inside the lift bridge watching when the ships are coming in.

@1Long2Short Жыл бұрын

Yeah, riding the bridge and watching the ships up there would be a fun experience!

@Bald_Cat2007 Жыл бұрын

What is the age range that you can be accepted onto one of these ships?

@1Long2Short Жыл бұрын

Good question. They probably can’t restrict a job that’s within legal working age. But assuming one plans to start as a deckhand, one will need to be in good enough physical shape to do the work (regardless of age).

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@jameshaxby5434 6 ай бұрын

I wonder how much the rounded fronts of the lake boats hurts their fuel efficiency.

@1Long2Short 6 ай бұрын

The extra cargo they carry must offset any loss of fuel efficiency. 🤔

@shirleybalinski4535 5 ай бұрын

Trying to pick a favorite is like trying to single out your kids!!

@saigonmonopoly1105 7 ай бұрын

it a drag boat shipping co

@boostjunkie2320 7 ай бұрын

Why am I so fascinated with the great Lake's ship's....Not a sailor never been around them...Addicted to the documentaries lol

@1Long2Short 7 ай бұрын

Nothing wrong with that! 😁

@michaelstamper3096 4 ай бұрын

Were some of the captains having bad days with no salutes,?

@1Long2Short 3 ай бұрын

Not every captain salutes. Many will also not salute at night, but it’s ultimately their decision. There’s no rule against night salutes.

@michaelstamper3096 3 ай бұрын

@@1Long2Short I see. I wonder if people automatically think they all salute

@michaelstamper3096 4 ай бұрын

Two ships with laryngitis 😅

@terryboyer1342 Жыл бұрын

Just doesn't seem to be complete without the Blough... 😢

@raeisthe34 Жыл бұрын

is it wrong that I call the John G Munson "cheese" because "Munson" reminds me of "Muenster"

@vernwallen4246 8 ай бұрын

Sailors have more fun!

@saigonmonopoly1105 7 ай бұрын

wtf again same anchor and disguise rear with under water line open hole for dragging door low under

@quietone2916 Жыл бұрын

Isn’t the Clarke in long term layup??

@1Long2Short Жыл бұрын

No, she came out in mid 2022 when the Presque Isle needed engine repairs. The Cason J. Callaway is in long term layup.