That's a challenge Meader has met on a daily basis over 16 years on the lakes. "They all become my kids, my relatives," the 65-year-old said Tuesday.

The ship wasn’t damaged, and its crew is safe, officials said. Freighters in the Great Lakes often encounter surface ice in the winter but sometimes run into ice that is too hard or thick to ...

Great Lakes freighter, launched in Manitowoc in 1953, transports enough barley in each load to make 40 million bottles of beer. Kevin Cullen. Tue, September 17, 2024 at 9:55 AM UTC.

Its length makes the Mark W. Barker the smallest ship that the Interlake Steamship Co. owns, but unlike most Great Lakes freighters, which have a V-shaped cargo hold, the Mark W. Barker is square ...

In this episode of Great Lakes Now, delivering mail to Great Lakes freighters, a day in the life of a freighter pilot, and feeding the crew of a thousand-foot freighter. Aired 10/25/2024.