Great Lakes Ship Photos

Below are links to some of my favorite sites

There are a lot of good sites out there dealing with Great Lakes ships.
Check out some of my favorites:

(above) The 1000-foot-long Burns Harbor fits quite snug in the Poe Lock. She is shown here on Engineer's Day 2000 departing the Poe.

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My Favorite Sites:

Boatnerd.com - ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC SITE!!! Everything you want to know about Great Lakes shipping and issues - up-dated daily!

Know Your Ships - Known to boatwatchers as "The Bible of Great Lakes Shipping" this book is published each year and contains tons of information about the ships that ply the Great Lakes and a lot more. A MUST HAVE FOR ALL WHO FOLLOW THE SHIPS!!!

Soo Locks Live Cameras - Want to watch ships "lock through" at the Soo? (If you get a message on your screen that the Security Certificate is not up to date, go ahead and click on "Continue to the website" as it IS safe to do so!- ALSO: Click Here to view Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Canada along with the St. Mary's River and Soo Locks (not as up-close-and-personal as the Soo Locks Cameras)

A Great Photo Gallery - Steve VandenBosch's Great Lakes Ship Photos

Duluth Shipping News - News & Pictures from Duluth, MN

Welland Canal Site - News and Photos from the Welland Canal Area

20m.com - Build your own website...20MB Free Space (HERE is where I built this site)

Bowling Green State University Great Lakes Vessel Database - An excellent database of ship history...research almost any ship past or present

Great Lakes Marine Review - Many photos from around the Great Lakes and links to a great variety of Maritime sites...very informative site!

Shiphotos.com - Marine Photographer Paul Beesley's site with many interesting and varied ship photos (including on-board shots)

Scott Best's Ship Photos - Ship photos from the Upper Great Lakes Region - Very nice photos.

Port of Green Bay - The official Home page of the Port of Green Bay, WI

T and T (video) Productions - "We offer custom videos of the Eastern U.P. Area, featuring the “Bottom of the Lock” DVD. This DVD is a video with original songs and sound tracks covering the dewater and rewater process of the Mac Lock filmed in June of 2004. This is a unique video showing sights that the general public never gets to see. Sample clips of the video can be viewed on our site."

Hunts' Guide to Michigan's Upper Peninsula - A very informative site dealing with just about every aspect of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Included are city maps, attractions, facilities and history, and much more. Be sure to check it out!!!

Images Of UK Ships - Ship photos taken down the East coast of the UK - a lot from the 60s 70s

Dave’s EMS Headquarters - A very good friend has this site honoring the dedicated people who man our country's EMS (Emergency Medical Services) teams - people who we too often take for granted ... until we need their help!! This site is a wonderful tribute to these people. There is even some shipping related content ... well worth a look!!!

Great Lakes Digital Imaging - Photos from "an amateur photographer who enjoys photographing Digital images of Great Lakes Ships, Lighthouse, Sunsets, and Ghost Towns that can be used for desktop wallpaper."

Ships of the Mersey - A nice photo collection of salties and tugs from the United Kingdom

Ships and Harbours - Ships and Harbours - Image Library containing many photos for and by Merchant and Navy ships enthusiasts.

Flagman Ukraine LTD - We offer repair services for ships, machinery overhauls, Electrical Installations etc. (This is mostly a commercial shipping website; as opposed to a ship photo gallery)