| My, how we’ve grown The classic J.B. Ford was built in 1904 for the Commonwealth Steamship Fleet, a member of the Hawgood fleets. Now nearing her 100th birthday and with several owners in her honorable past, she is operated by Inland Lakes Management, Inc., and used as a storage vessel at Lafarge North America’s cement facility in Superior. Interlake Steamship Company’s Paul R. Tregurtha, launched in 1981, is the reigning “Queen of the Lakes,” measuring as the longest vessel operating on the Great Lakes. A comparison
of the two vessels offers a good illustration of how lakers have increased
in size and efficiency over the years. (See also the
computer-aided illustration on the back cover of
this magazine.)
Magazine
of the Duluth
Seaway Port Authority
Summer 2003 Commissioners Administration Property Development Legal
Counsel Finance Maritime
Commerce Public
Marine Terminal On the front: The Norwegian-flagged Menominee, the Port’s first ocean-vessel arrival in 2003, discharged mountains of lumber for Lake States Lumber/Innovative Pine Technology’s remanufacturing and distribution facility on the waterfront. (See story on Pages 8-9.) Photo by Tim Slattery On the back: Inland Lakes Management’s 440-foot J.B. Ford, built in 1904, isn’t really catching a ride from Interlake Steamship Company’s Paul R. Tregurtha, launched in 1981. The illustration is designed to show how lakers have grown over the years.
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