45 Ships in Action: Great Lakes Big Steel

Following the 2021 shipping season on the Great Lakes, I wanted to make another compilation showing the highlights from the videos I captured in the Duluth, Superior, and Two Harbors area. This video is the result of those efforts. The footage selected here is meant to represent the widest variety of lake carriers seen in a range of conditions... day and night, summer and winter, calm and stormy. For each ship, I included data on the date it was launched, it overall length, the cargo carrying capacity, the type of engines, and the overall horsepower of all engines combined. All stats were obtained from the annual Know Your Ships book, published annually. Since this video is over 107 minutes in length, I realize not everyone will want to sit through it all... at least not in one sitting. I have indexed the ships, so you can pick out your favorites using the time stamps below. Or you can select chapters using the time progress bar within the video. This video contains condensed edits of each ship arrival or departure, generally averaging two minutes for each ship. If you want to see the longer version of each arrival or departure, click the link next to each ship name. 0:00 Arthur M. Anderson (October 26)    • Arthur M. Anderson - Where The Legend Began   2:24 Mesabi Miner (June 1)    • Mesabi Miner - The 1000-Foot Bird Feeder   4:49 Algoma Intrepid (July 20)    • Algoma Intrepid - 17 Warning Blasts... Plu...   7:21 Edgar B. Speer (April 16)    • Edgar B. Speer - The Cleanest 1000-Footer   9:56 CSL Tadoussac (June 1)    • CSL Tadoussac - Rare Salute From Her Loud ...   11:45 Algoma Discovery (August 12)    • Algoma Discovery - A Salute and a Toot   13:40 Kaye E. Barker (April 30)    • Kaye E. Barker - Showing Off Her Fresh Paint   16:06 Great Republic (October 5)    • Great Republic - Master Salute in the Sea ...   17:58 Wilfred Sykes (August 12)    • Wilfred Sykes - Arrival, Docking, and Unlo...   21:00 Michipicoten (December 30)    • Michipicoten - A Salute for Superior!   23:08 Spruceglen (March 28)    • Spruceglen - Rare Visitor Departs Duluth (...   25:00 Walter J. McCarthy Jr. (June 14)    • Walter J. McCarthy Jr. - Finally a Long-Aw...   27:33 Alpena (October 26)    • SS Alpena - Three Blasts of Steam!   29:48 Stewart J. Cort (June 15)    • Stewart J. Cort - Speedy Departure From Su...   31:41 Ashtabula/Defiance (October 26)    • Ashtabula and Defiance - A Spinning Combin...   33:31 CSL St. Laurent (July 21)    • CSL St. Laurent - The Artwork That Floats   35:36 American Spirit (July 3)    • American Spirit - Stop, Honk, Proceed   37:11 Herbert C. Jackson (April 21)    • Herbert C. Jackson - Battle-Scarred Interl...   39:30 Michigan Trader (December 19)    • Michigan Trader - The Sound of Cracking Ice   41:44 Algoma Transport (November 3)    • Algoma Transport - The Bear Delivers Salt ...   44:00 James R. Barker (October 5)    • James R. Barker - Rattling the Bedroom Win...   46:47 Saginaw (December 4)    • Saginaw - A Rare Visitor Entertains the Cr...   48:52 Algoma Guardian (August 12)    • Algoma Guardian - Finally Getting Her Turn...   50:59 CSL Assiniboine (May 24)    • CSL Assiniboine - Disappearing Into the Fo...   52:56 Paul R. Tregurtha (October 3)    • Paul R. Tregurtha - The Queen Screams at S...   54:50 Presque Isle (October 12)    • Presque Isle - Facing a Steel Giant Head-On   56:35 Whitefish Bay (October 12)    • Whitefish Bay - A Loud Blast From A Batter...   58:23 John G. Munson (December 19)    • John G. Munson - Playing Chicken with the ...   1:00:24 Indiana Harbor (November 3)    • Indiana Harbor - Echoes in the Night   1:02:11 Algoma Niagara (November 4)    • Algoma Niagara - A Young Bear Visits Superior   1:03:50 Erie Trader (July 21)    • Erie Trader - Departing Duluth With a Splash   1:06:18 Oakglen (June 13)    • Oakglen - Weathered Former Saltie Visits T...   1:08:11 Hon. James L. Oberstar (November 3)    • Hon. James L. Oberstar - A Beautiful Class...   1:12:20 Joseph L. Block (October 6)    • Joseph L. Block - Coming in Hot, Blasting ...   1:14:08 Rt. Hon. Paul J. Martin (December 30)    • Rt. Hon. Paul J. Martin - Deep Growl at Mi...   1:16:29 Algoma Innovator (July 12)    • Algoma Innovator - A Salty Delivery   1:18:22 Frontenac (September 17)    • Frontenac - Greetings From the Engine Room   1:20:19 H. Lee White (October 4)    • H. Lee White - Rusty Workhorse Humming Along   1:22:19 Lee A. Tregurtha (August 24)    • Lee A. Tregurtha - The Two Tregurthas Toge...   1:24:10 Edwin H. Gott (September 1)    • Edwin H. Gott - Blasting Two Horns for Two...   1:27:27 Innovation/Samuel de Champlain (July 12)    • Innovation - The Large Barge from Lafarge   1:28:42 American Century (July 7)    • American Century - Getting Nautical Out Th...   1:31:05 American Mariner (December 30)    • American Mariner - Ramming Through Ice to ...   1:33:30 Arthur M. Anderson (October 11)    • Arthur M. Anderson - Shades of Deep Purple   1:35:20 Burns Harbor (December 19)    • Burns Harbor - Frozen Anchors and Cold Steel   1:37:42 John G. Munson (December 19)    • John G. Munson - Pushing Through the Harbo...   1:39:23 Michipicoten (April 1)    • Michipicoten - Clear Skies and Smooth Sailing   1:41:12 Wilfred Sykes (December 29)    • Wilfred Sykes - Bright Lights, Brittle Ice...   1:43:47 American Integrity (April 15)    • American Integrity - Departure Onto Dark W...   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, a similar video showing the highlights of the 2020 shipping season can be seen here:    • 40 Ships in Action: Steel Giants of the Gr...   Thanks for watching!