Lake freighters will not be able to load to full capacity.

The bay has also been used for refuge of great lakes freighters.

The ships also have a distinctive design (see Lake freighter).

A small number of men work on the Great Lakes freighters.

Lake freighters carrying ore and grain are often seen sight while looking on the river.

No larger loss of lives has occurred in the lake freighter fleet since the Bradley's sinking.

A Great Lakes freighter was also named after him.

The Montrealais is a lake freighter launched in 1962.

All but two were built initially as lake freighters for service on the Great Lakes.

Unusually for lake freighters she was never equipped with a bow thruster.

The Poe is the only lock that can handle the large lake freighters used on the upper lakes.

"You're taking that lake freighter out of Milwaukee.

Its stark silhouette provides an example of the appearance of early 1900s lake freighters.

In nice weather you can sit at an outdoor table and watch Great Lakes freighters glide by.

The ore is generally shipped by lake freighters to other locations on the Great Lakes.

Traditional lake freighters had two superstructures, with the bridge and some or all crew accommodation right in the bows.

A unique style of bulk carrier known as the lake freighter was developed on the Great Lakes.

Great Lakes freighter sailors alternate 60 days afloat with 30 days ashore.

The river is widened and channeled near the Rouge Plant to allow lake freighter access.

Lake freighters, their decks rising 60 feet over the parking lot, unloaded iron ore and coal.

The port is still in use today, accepting cargoes of iron ore and limestone from lake freighters.

Many lake freighters and car ferries on the Great Lakes were so equipped, a few of which are still operating.

Its primary purpose was as a cargo facility for lake freighters, and warehouses were built up and down the Pier.

The James Carruthers was a steel hulled, propeller driven lake freighter.

Lake freighters, also called lakers, are cargo vessels that ply the Great Lakes.