Great Lakes Now, Freighters on the Move
PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1):
Sunday, Feb. 15, at 11 AM
In this episode of Great Lakes Now, delivering mail to Great Lakes freighters, a day in the life of a freighter pilot, and feeding the crew of a thousand-foot freighter.
You’ve Got Mail
Since 1874, this family-owned company has made deliveries to commercial ships on the Detroit River. Great Lakes Now’s Ward Detwiler goes aboard the J.W. Westcott II while mail and crew get to today’s passing freighters.
Salty Visitors
Great Lakes Now joined Captain Haynes on a recent downbound journey from lower Lake Huron to Detroit. Our cameras were rolling as he climbed a rope ladder dangling over the side of a freighter, navigated the tight turns in the upper St. Clair River to the wide open expanse of Lake St. Clair and finally disembarked in Detroit.
Cooking for the Crew of a 1,000-foot Freighter
From late March to January, freighters crisscross the Great Lakes delivering raw materials to ports all across the region. It’s hard work and the crews on these ships develop hearty appetites. Join Great Lakes Now as we board one of the biggest ships on the Great Lakes – The Interlake Steamship Company’s Mesabi Miner – and see what’s cooking in the ship’s galley.