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To: Alan Smithee who wrote (136660)9/2/2005 5:30:40 PM
From: LindyBill  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793964
 
Problem with Duluth may be ships to transport grain out of that port

They used to be the number one port for grain. Totally set up for it. Union problems got the shippers pissed off and they finally went to New Orleans, even though it was a lot longer way to ship.



To: Alan Smithee who wrote (136660)9/2/2005 5:31:27 PM
From: Ish  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793964
 
<<Great Lakes freighters are not the same as the freighters that sail the oceans. >>

Right. I spent 3 summers on a boat on the Great Lakes and learned the profiles of the ocean vs fresh water vessels. Actually the lake boats get hit harder in storms than the saltwater boats do. Got to go on a midnight run that shifted pilots from one boat to another. Great adventure for a kid.


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