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Category: Freighters

Posted inBooks, Authors, Art and Music, Culture, Featured, Freighters, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Shipwrecks

Fifty years later: The little-known story of the families the Fitz left behind

by Thomas Nelson November 10, 2025

After the Edmund Fitzgerald sank, grieving families faced another storm: unequal insurance payouts, corporate pressure and a legal system stacked against them.

Posted inCulture, Featured, Freighters, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Shipping and Ports

The fascinating history of the Great Lakes Yemeni sailors

by Stephen Starr, Great Lakes Now February 11, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inBooks, Authors, Art and Music, Culture, Featured, Freighters, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipwrecks, Tourism

Spooky Lake Superior: The SS Kamloops

by Geo Rutherford October 28, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Culture, Freighters, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region

On Lake Michigan, a coal-fired steamship and ferry eyes a clean-energy future

by Bridge Michigan August 2, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inCulture, Freighters, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipwrecks, Wisconsin

Ship doomed on Lake Michigan now moored on National Register of Historic Places

by Great Lakes Echo July 17, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Freighters, Industry, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Quebec, Region, Shipping and Ports, St. Lawrence River, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes imports and exports halted by strike

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now October 26, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Culture, Food, Freighters, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Eat Your Heartland Out: How to Feed A Great Lakes Freighter Crew

by Capri S. Cafaro June 29, 2023
Posted inCulture, Featured, Freighters, Latest News, News

Culinary masters aboard Great Lakes freighters: Navigating the high seas of flavor

by Capri S. Cafaro May 31, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Freighters, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Shipping and Ports, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Freighters!

by Alex Hill May 30, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inCulture, Featured, Freighters, Industry, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Region, Shipping and Ports, The Catch

New freighter in town

by Great Lakes Now October 12, 2022

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