Tag: ships

• The Lake Comes Alive

  It must be Spring.  The ice is disappearing.  Ships are coming in, and ships are going out. Lake Superior is a busy place. The ice has been stubborn, but the ships push through. As they travel out into the open expanse of the Lake, the ships seem to float on a surreal horizon. The U.S.…

  Kat at travelgardeneat

  04/15/2014

  Photography, Travel

  Duluth, ice cutter, Lake Superior, Minnesota, ore boats, ships, Spring, U.S. Coast Guard

• Travel Theme: Bridges

  The lift bridge in Duluth, Minnesota is a unique feat of engineering that is best demonstrated as one stands to the side watching the center lift for the numerous lake freighters and ocean vessels that stop in the city.  The port of Duluth is the farthest-inland freshwater seaport in North America. The Duluth Public Library has…

  Kat at travelgardeneat

  02/25/2013

  Travel

  Aerial Lift Bridge, bridges, Duluth, freighters, Lake Superior, lift bridge, Minnesota, port, ships, Weekly Travel Themes