Riding The Stewart J. Cort – Video by Roger LeLievre (2018)

In October 2018 I was invited to be a guest on the giant self-unloading laker STEWART J. CORT, operated by the Interlake Steamship Co., on a round trip from the Soo Locks to Burns Harbor, Indiana, up to Superior, Wisconsin, and back down to the locks. The CORT, built in 1972, was the first 1,000-foot vessel on the Great Lakes. She hauls taconite (pelletized iron ore) for steelmaker ArcelorMittal. Thanks to Capt. Greg Sipper, Chief Engineer Mark Sipper, Mike Sipper, the Stewart J. Cort's crew and the Interlake Steamship Co. for making me feel so welcome. Video copyright 2018 by Roger LeLievre/KYS Home Movies.