Answering shipping's biggest questions as Great Lakes open for business
23 Mar 2022
News
The Great Lakes shipping season begins overnight Friday, ending the two-month winter offseason.
Signs were evident Wednesday as U.S. Coast Guard icebreakers and tugs cleared paths for transiting lake freighters in places such as Whitefish Bay, on the eastern end of Lake Superior, and the port of Duluth-Superior.
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