Topic: St. Lawrence Seaway

Ind. port loads 1st January lake cargo since '06

How mild has this winter been? Mild enough to allow the first call of a Lake Michigan vessel at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor in six years. Port...

Today in History

0 . Today is Wednesday, June 8, the 159th day of 2011. There are 206 days left in the year.. . Today's Highlight in History:. . On June 8, 1861 ...

Stuck cargo ship plugs up Saint Lawrence Seaway

An out-of-control cargo ship became wedged in the Saint Lawrence Seaway early Thursday morning, blocking shipping from North America's Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean, an official said.The 138-meter (453 feet) BBC Steinhoelft lost control, drifted sideways and ran aground ...
MONTREAL — A commercial vessel has run aground in the St. Lawrence Seaway near Montreal.. . The ship, a container vessel identified as the BBC...

Industry and transportation

The large steel mills in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and Ontario and the automobile industry centred in the Detroit area produce a large proportion of the continent's steel and motor vehicles. The Welland Canal allows passage around Niagara Falls from Lake ...

April 25

April 25 is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. On April 25 there are 250 days remaining in the calendar year. The crisis began November 4 , 1979 when the U.S. embassy in Tehran ...

Just One in a Thousand Islands!

Heart Island sounds so romantic. When I discovered it, I really wanted to go see it.We booked ourselves a tour of The 1000 Islands that had a stop over on Heart Island. I'm a sucker for castles, and seeing this ...

The Great Lakes Crisis

The Great Lakes are made upof five large freshwater lakes and several smaller bodies of water. (Except for Lake Michigan, which is totally within the USA. Zebra Mussels are filterfeeders that strain the food and nutrients out of flowing water, making itunlivable ...

Canadian Splendors

DESCRIPTIONThe Great Lakes and Georgian Bay remain unknown to many travelers. Stop to visit picturesque Canadian towns such as Stratford and Goderich, named "the prettiest town in Canada" by Queen Elizabeth II. (R,D) July 26 - Midland, OntarioEnjoy a tour of Toronto ...
Oil leak from a ship near Montreal closes part of St. Lawrence SeawayA section of the St. Lawrence Seaway remained closed Wednesday by an oil leak that occurred when a Canada Steamship Lines vessel ran aground near the Cote Sainte-Catherine lock, just ...