Life on a Great Lakes freighter: Pay makes job worth it
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🚢 Freighter Friday Alert! We just Gott the Gott 🤪 Down at Mission Point in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, we had an amazing view of the Edwin H. Gott gliding past the Sugar Island Ferry. Mission Point is one of the BEST spots to watch these 1,000-footers up close—but if you really want the ultimate experience, hop aboard the Original Soo Locks Boat Tours! We’ll put you right next to these Great Lakes giants for unforgettable moments. ❤️ Come join us this season and let’s make some freighter memor
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🚢 Freighter Friday Alert! We just Gott the Gott 🤪 Down at Mission Point in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, we had an amazing view of the Edwin H. Gott gliding past the Sugar Island Ferry. Mission Point is one of the BEST spots to watch these 1,000-footers up close—but if you really want the ultimate experience, hop aboard the Original Soo Locks Boat Tours! We’ll put you right next to these Great Lakes giants for unforgettable moments. ❤️ Come join us this season and let’s make some freighter memor
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48K views · 1.9K reactions | The biggest freighter on the Great Lakes, the Paul R. Tregurtha, passes by Rotary Park in Sault Ste. Marie and gives a salute to everyone watching. The Tregurtha, also known as the Queen of the Great Lakes, is 1,013.5 feet long. | MI Playground | Facebook
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