Mesabi Miner

My favorite of thousand foot Lakers. Since they all look about alike, I get to select on the basis of name. Many Great Lakes freighters honor officers of the mining, shipping, and processing companies, so it's a delight to find a boat named for the folks who do the backbreaking work.

Interlake's Mesabi Miner leaves Poe Lock at Sault Ste. Marie. The approach to MacArthur Lock is in the foreground.

The original shot was overexposed; I've done some minor color correction but the detail just wasn't there....