Great Lakes Shipping Ports & Cargoes (Photo Gallery)
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| Rating | : | 4.69 (938 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1583882383 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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Patrick D. About the AuthorPhotographer and historian Patrick D. Lapinski is a regular contributor to Great Lakes related maritime publications such as The Nor’Easter, the journal of the Lake Superior Marine Museum Association; Seaway Review / Great Laker, The Inland Seas, the journal of the Great Lakes Historical Society, and the Duluth Seaway Port Authority’s North Star Port, and Lake Superior Magazine.. Lapinski has been photographing and writing about the Great Lakes maritime industry for over thirty years
Very nice book MaLinda Excellent pictures, information and great gift. Five Stars Great book!. "Excellent Coverage Of A Topic Unknown By Rest Of Country." according to L. Brown. The book has many excellent photos (many in color) of ports along the "Forth Coast" of the United States. The commentary is knowledgeable and succinct, as to where each Lakes port is, and what it does. This is all very interesting to me and I'm glad I finally got this book, and at an excellent price, too!
Photographer and historian Patrick D. Lapinski is a regular contributor to Great Lakes related maritime publications such as The Nor’Easter, the journal of the Lake Superior Marine Museum Association; Seaway Review / Great Laker, The Inland Seas, the journal of the Great Lakes Historical Society, and the Duluth Seaway Port Authority&rsqu
View first-hand how cargoes are loaded at the grain terminals of Thunder Bay, the ore docks of Minnesota’s north shore, or the sprawling Midwest Energy coal dock in Superior. Steel Works in Gary, Indiana.. From the western end of Lake Superior, to the shallow, emerald-colored waters of Lake Erie, ships arrive and depart at all hours amid a landscape of dirt-laden mill buildings, smoke streaked skies, and vast fields of coal and iron ore pellets. On average, over 163 million net tons of cargo are moved each year on the Great Lakes in the holds of a vast fleet of steel ships. These images, contemporary and historic, will take you to all of the primary loading and unloading ports from Lake Superior to Lake Erie. See where these giant ships and cargoes go “down below” on the infamous Cuyahoga River, the Ford Plant on D