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The lake freighter SS Henry Steinbrenner was a 427-foot (130 m) long, 50-foot (15 m) wide, and 28-foot (8.5 m) deep, [1] dry bulk freighter of typical construction style for the early 1900s, primarily designed for the iron ore, coal, and grain trades on the Great Lakes.
Below is a list of ports in the Great Lakes region, which includes Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, and Lake Superior, as well as the smaller Lake St. Clair. Lake Superior [ edit ]
Lake Huron, 10.35 miles east-southeast of Presque Isle Museum Coordinates 45°18′42″N 83°16′44″W / 45.31167°N 83.27889°W / 45.31167; -83
The Daniel J. Morrell, a 603-foot freighter broke in two during a large storm on Lake Huron off the coast of Port Hope on Nov. 29, 1966. The freighter encountered 35-foot waves, snow and winds at ...
City of Port Huron; Rail ferries served Sarnia, Ontario to Port Huron, Michigan from 1859 to 1890. The earliest ferry was a chain ferry on a 1000-foot chain across the river in the 1860s. The unpowered vessel and its chain became a navigation concern. [18] Grand Trunk/Canadian National
However, it is 27 feet (8.2 m) deep in the navigation channel which is dredged for lake freighter passage by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. [1] [4] The lake is fed by the St. Clair River, which flows to the south from Lake Huron and has an extensive river delta where it enters Lake St. Clair. This is the largest delta of the Great Lakes System.
The vital shipping channel that connects Lake Erie to Lake Huron and includes the Detroit River has seen three ships go aground this year. Why do freighters keep getting stuck in Detroit, St ...
The Port Huron Museums’ Carnegie Center is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday through May 26 when it’ll be open daily until Sept. 15. For more information on programs and exhibits ...