If I could time travel, I would go back in time to these eras after the War of 1811-1812 to see these legendary ships. Not only that, I would also go to the 1900's and as far back as the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, and early 2000's to see these lake ships, such as the R.J Hackett, Edmund Fitzgerald, and many others. That would be cool.
@WolfesOwn47th4 жыл бұрын
As a kid in the early 90s I saw this on VHS tape aboard the Paul R. Tregurtha.
@timtruax30934 жыл бұрын
WolfesOwn47th My daughter is third mate aboard the PRT this season. She’ll be first mate for several months this year.
@chinoman98612 жыл бұрын
I worked for Interlake Steamship as conveyer man & worked on several 1,000 footers & the older triple expansion steamer for several years in the late 1970 & 80's , I Met one of the crew from the Edmond Fitzgerald he missed the boat that fateful day
@icefishingful2 жыл бұрын
Amazing. It's a small world of mariners.
@Bald_Cat2007 Жыл бұрын
That man would've been the ships normal cook, but he had been laid up with stomach ulcers.
@Local-Of-The-Mitten-State6 ай бұрын
Dude you’re practically famous 💀
@phillipgarrow22972 жыл бұрын
The like a politician to jump in a lifeboat to save his ass
@jamesnelson6980 Жыл бұрын
Excellent! One of the best videos I've ever watched about the history of our inland seas! Thank you very much!
@sallygomez87992 жыл бұрын
On vacations to Duluth, we always went to watch the ships on Lake Superior. I would just be floored by their size.
@icefishingful4 жыл бұрын
The wreck is the 234" SS Francisco Morazan. It lies right off the southern shore of South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan. Ran aground in 1960.
@shawlewis64922 жыл бұрын
My 5 favorite steamers are the SS Carl D Bradley, SS Arthur M Anderson, SS J.B. Ford, SS Edmund Fitzgerald and SS Daniel J Morrell
@kernsr18592 жыл бұрын
thats a good list but a tragic one
@edwardpapak4234 Жыл бұрын
The Daniel J. Morell hits different
@drizler Жыл бұрын
They’re all on permanent display but you don’t want to go visit them down there😪
@drewlarson655 жыл бұрын
what did i just find, this is amazing!
@mjc11a4 жыл бұрын
Enjoyable presentation. Makes me homesick for northern Michigan where I grew up. Thanks for posting and stay safe.
@darringraham26134 жыл бұрын
Thank you sir I really enjoyed this 👍
@granskare4 жыл бұрын
I am from the upper peninsula, born in Marquette. I have read from Fred Stonehouse the problems on Lake Superior.
@mikaelimanov68102 жыл бұрын
13:15 I believe those 2 brittle bulk carriers that were lost in their first year of service were the steel hulled 300 footers SS Western Reserve and SS W.H Gilcher. Look them up on the internet.
@intergalactic13295 жыл бұрын
Great documentary thanks mate
@robertbate57902 жыл бұрын
Very interesting. Thank you.
@icefishingful5 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I made a series of Great Lakes film in the early 80's and they saw a ton of use in classrooms! No www or video! Only FILM!!!!
@aceckrot4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing! Have you already shared, or do you plan to, the other videos you recorded from the early '80s? Would love to see them!
@rooseveltbrentwood96544 жыл бұрын
apriciate you putting these online
@stacysalinas224 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great video! Lots of information. Best wishes!
@ronjenkins42575 жыл бұрын
Very interesting material, thank you.
@granskare4 жыл бұрын
My grandparents went to Boston on the Dominion Line, he first in 1901 and she followed in 1902.
@jpoutsch14 жыл бұрын
Very nicely done.
@icefishingful4 жыл бұрын
That’s great! It had a pretty big audience back then, before cellphones and the internet!!
@JRCinKY5 жыл бұрын
Very interesting film. I visited Mackinac island this past summer
@jeffbrosch31423 жыл бұрын
Hey Rich! Jeff Brosch from Mt Holiday. Hope all is well. Great video. Sold you a rope tow.
@icefishingful3 жыл бұрын
And it still works!!! Thanks for checking on some of my old films!!!
@JeffreyOrnstein4 жыл бұрын
Very good, thanks.
@dperson65572 жыл бұрын
Thank You
@jeffdurden3984 жыл бұрын
Thanks Rich. Great work. It's such a shame that the big Lakes cities are all toast now. Seems they all peaked about 1975 or so. Now the small ones like Sandusky, Sheboygan and Green Bay are going down too.
@falcondragonslayer2 жыл бұрын
Duluth and Superior are still going strong
@jamesnelson6980 Жыл бұрын
Green Bay is doing very well, thank you.
@shariys14 жыл бұрын
Nicely done!
@jploughman1004 жыл бұрын
Ispent the first 7 yrs of my working life sailing the great lakes.
@rottenroads19823 ай бұрын
15:36, Here comes the Grand Trunk Memes.
@prestonsvideos6133 Жыл бұрын
Very informative.
@Bald_Cat2007 Жыл бұрын
16:52 william clay ford 💙
@thebestisyettocome41144 жыл бұрын
1975 she went down with all hands. For the Great Lakes, it's the "E. Fitzgerald", lost in lake Superior.
@celtic03174 жыл бұрын
The “Fitz”
@brendanadams37964 жыл бұрын
You guys really don't talk about any other shipwrecks, do you?
@smokey2139643 жыл бұрын
@@brendanadams3796 No most of these people dont, you ask them about the Stienbrenner, Daniel J Morrell, Charles S. Price, Issac M Scott, Henery B Smith, James Carruthers, Kamloops or the Regina and they just give a blank look. In my 25+ years on the water, both the Great Lakes and the Pacific ocean i have seen all kinds of wild shit, i have seen bulk freighters broken into 2 pieces floating in the middle of the Pacific, I have sailed through typhoons and hurricanes, we lost everything from stacks of shipping containers to an entire upper deck of brand new cars, the chains snap and the next think you know cars are sliding off the deck into the sea, I will still take that over a 9 to 5 job any day. The sea is its own drug, some people get a taste and dont want anymore, others like my self get a taste and thats not enough, we always want a little bit more, the next thing you know half your life is gone.
@karenhernly932 жыл бұрын
Any information on the Morton Salt ships and the colbalt ships?
@jimkaipanen65774 жыл бұрын
You forgot to mention the shipbuilding ànd shipping from the 1920 to 2W.W.
@KyleMills14 жыл бұрын
Where is that wreck located from the end?
@nascarfan88ta2 жыл бұрын
This must've been made before November 1975.
@upyourtube1234 жыл бұрын
miles/hour ? nautical or US?
@johncholmes6434 жыл бұрын
Oh...
@CriticalMaster954 жыл бұрын
We can't forget the most famous lake freighter of them all: The SS Edmund FItzgerald.
@bilgeratjim4 жыл бұрын
The opening statement is false. North America is NOT completely surrounded by water- it's attached to South America by the Isthmus of Panama.
@fredh999harris83 жыл бұрын
But NA is separated from SA by the Panama canal which contains water. Thus, NA is completely surrounded by water.
@bobd91933 жыл бұрын
Isn't anyone going to talk about the fat congressman? I'm curious as to which party he represented.
@bubbafudpucker3975 жыл бұрын
Anybody know what the wreck is at 18:58?
@heydude94644 жыл бұрын
I will say one thing, i dont think it's american or Canadian, could be Norwegian
@heydude94644 жыл бұрын
The ship was called the "ss franciso morazon"
@icefishingful4 жыл бұрын
The shipwreck featured at the end (18:58) is the 234' Francisco Morazon. It ran aground in a snowstorm on November 29, 1960. It remains at the south end of South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan.
@craigd25994 жыл бұрын
The repetitive music killed this for me. Otherwise this is a great video