Crossing Lake Ontario on the
Maritime Trader.
Lake Ontario, June 25, 2008, Image 08-2383
Twilight on Lake Ontario.
Lake Ontario, June 25, 2008, Image 08-2391
3rd Mate Chris Fulford, a native of Marystown NL, checks the Trader's position on the navigation chart.
Seaway, June 25, 2008, Image 08-2399
Decklamp
Lake Ontario, June 25, 2008, Image 08-2437
Sunset over Lake Ontario.
Lake Ontario, June 25, 2008, Image 08-2414
Small island with lighthouse in the Thousand Islands section.
Seaway, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2463
Martime Trader in the early morning
Seaway, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2466
Following the
Nanticoke in the early morning calm along the Seaway.
Seaway, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2469
International Bridge between Prescott, Ontario and Ogdensburg, New York
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Wheelsman Bill Grant, from Burin NFLD, steers for the Lock.
Seaway, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2514
Captain Vaughn Kendall at the front window approaching the Iroquois Lock.
Seaway, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2519
2nd Mate Larry Sherwood prepares to hoist the Voyageur Marine house flag.
Seaway, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2647
Deckhand Craig Shea prepares to toss the heaving line as the
Trader enters the lock.
Seaway, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2531
St. Lawrence Seaway advertisement for Highway H2O
Seaway, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2539
Inside the Iroquois Lock
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Gate mechanism at the Iroquois Lock
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Iroquois Lock gate mechanisms
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The Maritime Trader departing the Iroquois Lock
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The sleek
Montrealais making the long trip back to Thunder Bay
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The
Maritime Trader enters the Eisenhower Lock
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A look down the starboard side at the viewing platform at the Eisenhower Lock.
Seaway, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2680
Deckhand Craig Shea
Seaway, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2686
The Eisenhower Lock was the first lock built on the St. Lawrence Seaway
Seaway, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2690
Larry Sherwood keeps an eye on the mooring cables as the vessel is lower in the lock.
Seaway,June 26, 2008, Image 08-2697
The
Maritime Trader is lowered 42 feet in the Eisenhower Lock.
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The
Maritime Trader departing the Eisenhower Lock.
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Ten miles later the
Maritime Trader enters the Snell Lock.
Seaway,June 26, 2008, Image 08-2717
The Snell Lock is the last major lock in the International Rapids section of the Seaway.
Seaway,June 26, 2008, Image 08-2724
Vessels downbound in the Snell Lock are lowered an additional 42 feet
Seaway, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2736
Pilothouse of the
Maritime Trader leaving the Snell Lock
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The
Maritime Trader leaving the Snell Lock
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With the Snell Lock behind the
Trader heads toward Lake St. Francis and the Beauharnois Locks
Seaway,June 26, 2008, Image 08-2765
The tug
Everlast and barge
Norman McLeod heading up the Seaway.
Seaway,June 26, 2008, Image 08-2819
The
Maritime Trader before the lift bridge at Valleyfield.
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The
Maritime Trader just past the lift bridge at Valleyfield.
June 26, 2008, Image 08-2901
Leaving the Beauharnois canal, the
Maritime Trader enters Beauharnois Lock 4.
Seaway,June 26, 2008, Image 08-2910
The locks at Beauharnois bypass the Soulanges Rapids.
Meaway, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2921
A pool area between the locks allows up and down bound vessels to pass safely.
Seaway, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2957
The
Algosteel, upbound from Lock 3, approaches the
Maritime Trader, downbound from Lock 4.
Seaway,June 26, 2008, Image 08-2985
Beyond the Beauharnois Locks, Lake St. Louis separates the Seaway from the St. Lawrence River.
Seaway, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2985
The
Maritime Trader approaches the Quebec Bridge.
St. Lawrence River, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2220
The Quebec Bridge, built in 1917, has the longest cantilever
railroad bridge span (1,800 feet) in the world.
St. Lawrence River, June 26, 2008, Image 08-3266
