Category: Ships, Boats, Cutters, Freighters, and Submarines
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USS Silversides Submarine Museum
Michigan in the Great Lakes USS Silversides Submarine Museum Have you ever seen a submarine up close? Visit the USS Silversides submarine at the USS Silversides Submarine Museum location in Muskegon, Michigan to see a well preserved WWII submarine. The submarine currently resides in the Muskegon channel not far from Lake Michigan. Tour the two-story…
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Great Lakes Freighters
Michigan in the Great Lakes Great Lakes Freighters Did you know that Great Lakes Freighters are also known as Lakers? They are used primarily for transporting goods around the Great Lakes. The shipping season runs from late-March to mid-January when winter ice forms on the Great Lakes and makes navigation less feasible. Great Lakes Freighters…
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Lowell Showboat
Michigan in the Great Lakes Lowell Showboat Have you ever seen a showboat? The Lowell Showboat is a stationary boat on the Flat River in Lowell, Michigan. It is located on Riverwalk Plaza off of Main Street in the Downtown Lowell Historic District. The Lowell Showboat is open in the summer for music concerts and…
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Coast Guard Cutters
Michigan in the Great Lakes Coast Guard Cutters Did you know that Coast Guard cutters often sail into the Port of Grand Haven during the annual Coast Guard festival? The United States Coast Guard has a station in the city of Grand Haven, Michigan which was the first city to be designated by the Coast…
Terri Greening 