Following the 2021 shipping season on the Great Lakes, I wanted to make another compilation showing the highlights from the videos I captured in the Duluth, Superior, and Two Harbors area. This video is the result of those efforts. The footage selected here is meant to represent the widest variety of lake carriers seen in a range of conditions... day and night, summer and winter, calm and stormy.

For each ship, I included data on the date it was launched, it overall length, the cargo carrying capacity, the type of engines, and the overall horsepower of all engines combined. All stats were obtained from the annual Know Your Ships book, published annually.

Since this video is over 107 minutes in length, I realize not everyone will want to sit through it all... at least not in one sitting. I have indexed the ships, so you can pick out your favorites using the time stamps below. Or you can select chapters using the time progress bar within the video. This video contains condensed edits of each ship arrival or departure, generally averaging two minutes for each ship. If you want to see the longer version of each arrival or departure, click the link next to each ship name.

0:00 Arthur M. Anderson (October 26)    • Arthur M. Anderson  Where The Legend...  
2:24 Mesabi Miner (June 1)    • Mesabi Miner  The 1000Foot Bird Feeder  
4:49 Algoma Intrepid (July 20)    • Algoma Intrepid  17 Warning Blasts.....  
7:21 Edgar B. Speer (April 16)    • Edgar B. Speer  The Cleanest 1000Fo...  
9:56 CSL Tadoussac (June 1)    • CSL Tadoussac  Rare Salute From Her ...  
11:45 Algoma Discovery (August 12)    • Algoma Discovery  A Salute and a Toot  
13:40 Kaye E. Barker (April 30)    • Kaye E. Barker  Showing Off Her Fres...  
16:06 Great Republic (October 5)    • Great Republic  Master Salute in the...  
17:58 Wilfred Sykes (August 12)    • Wilfred Sykes  Arrival, Docking, and...  
21:00 Michipicoten (December 30)    • Michipicoten  A Salute for Superior!  
23:08 Spruceglen (March 28)    • Spruceglen  Rare Visitor Departs Dul...  
25:00 Walter J. McCarthy Jr. (June 14)    • Walter J. McCarthy Jr.  Finally a Lo...  
27:33 Alpena (October 26)    • SS Alpena  Three Blasts of Steam!  
29:48 Stewart J. Cort (June 15)    • Stewart J. Cort  Speedy Departure Fr...  
31:41 Ashtabula/Defiance (October 26)    • Ashtabula and Defiance  A Spinning C...  
33:31 CSL St. Laurent (July 21)    • CSL St. Laurent  The Artwork That Fl...  
35:36 American Spirit (July 3)    • American Spirit  Stop, Honk, Proceed  
37:11 Herbert C. Jackson (April 21)    • Herbert C. Jackson  BattleScarred I...  
39:30 Michigan Trader (December 19)    • Michigan Trader  The Sound of Cracki...  
41:44 Algoma Transport (November 3)    • Algoma Transport  The Bear Delivers ...  
44:00 James R. Barker (October 5)    • James R. Barker  Rattling the Bedroo...  
46:47 Saginaw (December 4)    • Saginaw  A Rare Visitor Entertains t...  
48:52 Algoma Guardian (August 12)    • Algoma Guardian  Finally Getting Her...  
50:59 CSL Assiniboine (May 24)    • CSL Assiniboine  Disappearing Into t...  
52:56 Paul R. Tregurtha (October 3)    • Paul R. Tregurtha  The Queen Screams...  
54:50 Presque Isle (October 12)    • Presque Isle  Facing a Steel Giant H...  
56:35 Whitefish Bay (October 12)    • Whitefish Bay  A Loud Blast From A B...  
58:23 John G. Munson (December 19)    • John G. Munson  Playing Chicken with...  
1:00:24 Indiana Harbor (November 3)    • Indiana Harbor  Echoes in the Night  
1:02:11 Algoma Niagara (November 4)    • Algoma Niagara  A Young Bear Visits ...  
1:03:50 Erie Trader (July 21)    • Erie Trader  Departing Duluth With a...  
1:06:18 Oakglen (June 13)    • Oakglen  Weathered Former Saltie Vis...  
1:08:11 Hon. James L. Oberstar (November 3)    • Hon. James L. Oberstar  A Beautiful ...  
1:12:20 Joseph L. Block (October 6)    • Joseph L. Block  Coming in Hot, Blas...  
1:14:08 Rt. Hon. Paul J. Martin (December 30)    • Rt. Hon. Paul J. Martin  Deep Growl ...  
1:16:29 Algoma Innovator (July 12)    • Algoma Innovator  A Salty Delivery  
1:18:22 Frontenac (September 17)    • Frontenac  Greetings From the Engine...  
1:20:19 H. Lee White (October 4)    • H. Lee White  Rusty Workhorse Hummin...  
1:22:19 Lee A. Tregurtha (August 24)    • Lee A. Tregurtha  The Two Tregurthas...  
1:24:10 Edwin H. Gott (September 1)    • Edwin H. Gott  Blasting Two Horns fo...  
1:27:27 Innovation/Samuel de Champlain (July 12)    • Innovation  The Large Barge from Laf...  
1:28:42 American Century (July 7)    • American Century  Getting Nautical O...  
1:31:05 American Mariner (December 30)    • American Mariner  Ramming Through Ic...  
1:33:30 Arthur M. Anderson (October 11)    • Arthur M. Anderson  Shades of Deep P...  
1:35:20 Burns Harbor (December 19)    • Burns Harbor  Frozen Anchors and Col...  
1:37:42 John G. Munson (December 19)    • John G. Munson  Pushing Through the ...  
1:39:23 Michipicoten (April 1)    • Michipicoten  Clear Skies and Smooth...  
1:41:12 Wilfred Sykes (December 29)    • Wilfred Sykes  Bright Lights, Brittl...  
1:43:47 American Integrity (April 15)    • American Integrity  Departure Onto D...  

What are some of your favorites from the above? What ship has the best salute? Please share your thoughts in the comments section! If you like what you see in this video, please consider subscribing. (It's free to do so.) I generally upload new videos on oddnumbered days during the shipping season. Click the notification bell if you want to be alerted each time a new video is posted.

Finally, if you enjoy this type of longform video, a similar video showing the highlights of the 2020 shipping season can be seen here:    • 40 Ships in Action: Steel Giants of t...  

Thanks for watching!