Less than one week into the shipping season – the Soo Locks opened on March 21 – the Boat Nerd map shows dozens of freighters ...

It seems no matter where you turn, webcams are keeping an eye on Great Lakes shipping. Here's where you can watch 1,000-footers pass by.

The Soo Locks in northern Michigan reopened March 21, kicking off the Great Lakes shipping season.

During the peak shipping season, the Great Lakes region has well over 100 bulk carrier, self-unloading, straight-deck ...

The 2025 Great Lakes shipping season kicks off this week when the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and reopen early ...

The Great Lakes shipping season is kicking off this week as the the Soo ... This ensures you know what ships are close and where to get the best view. To check freighter travel in Michigan, go to the ...

See the new exhibit on the Great Lakes and explore the historic Mather’s cargo holds, pilot house, guest quarters, and engine ...

The Viking Octantis will kick off the state’s cruising season on Friday, April 25, when it docks in Detroit. Octantis ties with its twin, the Viking Polaris, for the largest cruise ship on the Great ...

The Western Reserve, an all-steel freighter that sank in 1892 ... Minch took his family aboard the ship for a cruise through the Great Lakes to escape the summer heat. Twenty-seven people ...

One of the first all-steel freighters on the Great Lakes ... estimate is that slightly more than 6,000 ships lie on the bottom of the Great Lakes. Roughly half of them fell victim during ...