Touring the James M Schoonmaker Lake Freighter 

You don't see that kind of luxury anymore!

Yeah, even if someone wanted to put all that paneling in a big boat like that, the Coast Guard wouldn't allow it anymore.

Thanks! It's just a teaser! haha The viewer should support the group and spend the day there for the full effect! We go once a year and bought memberships... even though we live 2 hours away and across the border.

When I toured the ship in 2010, they said the Edmund Fitzgerald was essentially identical, but larger-the designers has started with the plans for this vessel, then expanded.

You bet! My Sister inlaw and husband lived in Yellowknife for a few years. My wife went out to visit, and they toured Buffalo Airways and brought back some clothing for me and the boys!

It wasn't the workers.. it was the union pushing it. The union always had it out for Harvester, and in the end they won. They struck the light truck line at model change and they never recovered, and struck Farmall Works right during the economic crisis, and they never recovered. The CAW union struck Chatham Ontario several times and made it unaffordable to build trucks there. International offered to keep it open and build whatever they could, from army contracts to lonestars, but it wouldn't be at full production. The union said no, all or nothing, so the plant was closed and torn down.

Work on dat, buddy

They are whisper quiet! At least on the outside as a bystander. I've never been in the engine room while underway.

My apologies. At the time my RU-vid account was not allowed videos over 10 minutes.

Very few steamers left because of the higher upkeep of the steam boiler and machinery compared to a diesel engine, unfortunately.

it does work, and likely is as reliable as the day she was made but its a matter of efficiency and speed, not to mention maximum carry weight, by todays standards and costs it is not profitable to run her for shipping goods, that is my assumption at least, i know little about anything bigger then a row boat. but is is surely more profitable as a tourist attraction, besides she is far too beautiful, not worth the risk.

Thanks Terry! Glad you enjoyed the quick tour. I make a stop there every year after I go to the National Threshers in Wauseon Ohio. They are planning on opening the upper deck over the rear quarters so that visitors can have a picnic lunch by the stack.

I hope to go and see the Keewatin soon! Thanks !

@@FarmallDoctor i call the Keewatin my " old girlfriend".... Been on a tour on it about 7 times. We miss it here in west Michigan......i missed it so much went to Canada to see it again. She was working for four years BEFORE the Titanic was made. Fire hazzard took it out of service. I wish Jay Leno( huge steam fan) would have bought it to move is car collection on his private yacht. Would have to wealthy like him to do it.

Sorry about that. If you go to the National Museum Of The Great Lakes website they have more pictures and detailed videos.

Very sorry, but I wanted to try and cover the entire boat, but I also had to keep my video no longer than exactly 10 minutes.

@@FarmallDoctor Considering the time constraint and the size of the boat. It appears to be a tough task. Every one else seemed to enjoy it. I am an operating engineer, so maybe I wanted to see more focus on the engine room. Thanks for the reply and keep up the endeavor.

sorry, I had to keep my video under 10 minutes as per the parameters of my RU-vid account at that time.

Yep Teledo is a nasty shit hole.

@Brian Meyer Not strange at all. Toledo is a VERY VIOLENT city. We've had more than one murder per week this year. The gang crime here is through the roof and yes, getting lost in the wrong neighborhood here can get a person killed.

So sorry for giving you a nauseating RU-vid experience. Hopefully you can go to Toledo and show us how to do it professionally ..oh... and you still have to keep the video under 10 minutes in duration.

Based on the information available, I had no way to know the constraints under which you were functioning. My apologies, you had no choice and you managed to capture quite a lot of content. Thanks!