Great Lakes, Highway of Commerce 

I love these early documentaries. Much less hyperbole, better presentation, too.

I noticed the Daniel J. Morrell was the carrier he was showing from the side. Split in half some 20 years later in Huron

I always love it when people who are not from the Great Lakes comment on the Lakers Design.

Lake Freighter Design before 1974 (With Pilot House Forward & Engine Cabins Aft) is The Design for Lake Freighters. The last ship with the Classic Pilot House Forward & Engines aft is the Algosoo of 1974, which is why I say the Design “Before” 1974. Today, modern day Lake Freighters have all cabins aft. Don’t get me wrong, the 1000 Footers and AftEnders are all cool, but still, the Classic Design is *THE DESIGN* for the Ore Carrying LakeBoats.

I remember the coke quencher at Sheet and Tube the steam would rise hundreds of ft. in winter. It was The Cambell Ohio works Youngstown S.&T.When we drove over Ctr.St.bridge we could see them pouring steel we loved it.The mills took up the whole Mahoning valley floor on both sides of the river. From Youngstown through Cambell ,Stuthers into Lowelville Ohio.aprox.6milesThere is a video of them blowing up the blast furnace

Those were the days......

I was born in the city of Marquette. I have watched the 'boats' as we called them.

When Detroit was the busiest port in the world.

I live about 2hrs from the limestone mine shown in this film. It’s calcite in Rogers city Mi.

I would love to know ship or barge that is at 9:14. She doesn't have the 1903+ arch hold construction, have vertical hold stanchions and what looks like the remnants of "tween decks". Most ship built like that were rebuilt by the 1930's.

I wonder what year this was made? I'm thinking late 40's or early 50's. The footage of the Soo locks show people walking around right next to the locks. You have not been able to do that in a long time. When I was a kid in the early 70's there were already special viewing areas you had to stay in and could not get that close to the ships.

2:05-2:07? WHO was here before?