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Originally Posted by ArmySGT.
Ok......... All bulk cargo like coal, coke, sand, etc...... or bulk liquid like fuel?
Any containerized (connex) carriers? Any car carriers? Do anything like cruise ships work these waters?
I hear some historical remakes of Brigs, Frigates, etc from the American Revolution and War of 1812 make the "Tall Ships" port tour...... Any of those built there and stay year around?
I have never been to the Great Lakes region myself...
I know two gamers in and around Detroit...... I might pick their brains too.
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Bulk cargo is the norm around here. Mostly things like ore, grains, salt and rock.
Tall ships do make regular visits to the Great Lakes and there have been a few that spend some tourist seasons here to let people ride them. Though not as many as there used to be.
There are Great Lakes cruise ships, but the timing is important. They were a big thing in the 1950's and then vanished by the end of the 1960's. Around 1997, the cruise business reappeared on the Great Lakes and has grown since then.
Ferries are the only car carriers on the Great Lake that I am aware of.