Cuyahoga River

Herbert C. Jackson: Small but Powerful Contributor to Interlake’s Fleet

Although the smallest boat in the Interlake Steamship Company fleet, at 690 feet, Herbert C. Jackson is an active and important contributor. The Jackson has carried a wide variety of... Read More

Still Getting It Done: Unique American Republic Works Through Turning 40

Boatnerds in the Lorain and Cleveland area in the 1980s and 1990s could count on a sighting of the American Republic on the ore shuttle between Republic Steels Lorain Pellet... Read More

Ryan McDonough: Sailing Up the Career Ladder With Grand River

Ryan McDonough, 30, banked his future on a career as a Great Lakes mariner and finds it’s an ideal choice. The merchant marine industry is where good pay, travel, time... Read More

Here’s How They Do It at Cleveland: Setting Up the Port Authority

The following is an excerpt from a story first published in Great Lakes/Seaway Review, Vol. 6 No. 4, Summer 1977. At Cleveland, they like to say the port is over... Read More