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Lake Ontario
Crossing Lake Ontario on the Maritime Trader
M/V Maritime Trader, June 25, 2008, Image 08-2383

Twilight on Lake Ontario
Twilight on Lake Ontario
M/V Maritime Trader, June 25, 2008, Image 08-2391

Chris Fulford
3rd Mate Chris Fulford, a native of Marystown NL, checks the Trader's position on the navigation chart.
M/V Maritime Trader, June 25, 2008, Image 08-2399

Decklamp
Decklamp
M/V Maritime Trader, June 25, 2008, Image 08-2437

Sunset over Lake Ontario
Sunset over Lake Ontario
M/V Maritime Trader, June 25, 2008, Image 08-2414

Lighthouse on island
Small island with lighthouse in the Thousand Islands section.
M/V Maritime Trader, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2463

Sunrise along the Seaway
Martime Trader in the early morning
M/V Maritime Trader, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2466

Early morning on the Seaway
Following the Nanticoke in the early morning calm along the Seaway
M/V Maritime Trader, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2469

International Bridge
International Bridge between Prescott, Ontario and Ogdensburg, New York
M/V Maritime Trader, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2500

Pilothouse of Maritime Trader
Wheelsman Bill Grant, from Burin NFLD, steers for the Lock.
M/V Maritime Trader, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2514

Captain Vaughn Kendall
Captain Vaughn Kendall at the front window approaching the Iroquois Lock.
M/V Maritime Trader, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2519

Larry Sherwood
2nd Mate Larry Sherwood prepares to hoist the Voyageur Marine house flag.
M/V Maritime Trader, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2647

Craig Shea
Deckhand Craig Shea prepares to toss the heaving line as the Trader enters the lock.
M/V Maritime Trader, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2531

Highway H2O sign
St. Lawrence Seaway advertisement for Highway H2O
M/V Maritime Trader, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2539

Iroquois Lock
Inside the Iroquois Lock
M/V Maritime Trader, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2546

Iroquois Lock equipment
Gate mechanism at the Iroquois Lock
M/V Maritime Trader, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2558

Iroquois Lock equipment
Iroquois Lock gate mechanisms
M/V Maritime Trader, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2561

Maritime Trader in Iroquois Lock
The Maritime Trader departing the Iroquois Lock
M/V Maritime Trader, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2568

Montrealais
The sleek Montrealais making the long trip back to Thunder Bay
M/V Maritime Trader, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2778

Entering the Eisenhower Lock
The Maritime Trader enters the Eisenhower Lock
M/V Maritime Trader, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2664

Eisenhower Lock
A look down the starboard side at the viewing platform at the Eisenhower Lock.
M/V Maritime Trader, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2680

Craig Shea
Deckhand Craig Shea
M/V Maritime Trader, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2686

Eisenhower Lock
The Eisenhower Lock was the first lock built on the St. Lawrence Seaway
M/V Maritime Trader, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2690

Larry Sherwood
Larry Sherwood keeps an eye on the mooring cables as the vessel is lower in the lock.
M/V Maritime Trader, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2697

Eisenhower Lock
The Maritime Trader is lowered 42 feet in the Eisenhower Lock.
M/V Maritime Trader, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2703

Departing the Eisenhower Lock
The Maritime Trader departing the Eisenhower Lock.
M/V Maritime Trader, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2714

Entering the Snell Lock
Ten miles later the Maritime Trader enters the Snell Lock.
M/V Maritime Trader, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2717

Entering the Snell Lock
The Snell Lock is the last major lock in the International Rapids section of the Seaway.
M/V Maritime Trader, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2724

Lock gate at the Snell Lock
Vessels downbound in the Snell Lock are lowered an additional 42 feet
M/V Maritime Trader, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2736

Maritime Trader pilothouse
Pilothouse of the Maritime Trader leaving the Snell Lock
M/V Maritime Trader, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2754

Maritime Trader departing Snell Lock
The Maritime Trader leaving the Snell Lock
M/V Maritime Trader, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2759

Maritime Trader and Snell Lock
With the Snell Lock behind the Trader heads toward Lake St. Francis and the Beauharnois Locks
M/V Maritime Trader, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2765

tug Everlast and barge Norman McLeod
The tug Everlast and barge Norman McLeod heading up the Seaway.
M/V Maritime Trader, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2819

Valleyfield Bridge
The Maritime Trader before the lift bridge at Valleyfield.
M/V Maritime Trader, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2889

Valleyfield Bridge
The Maritime Trader just past the lift bridge at Valleyfield.
M/V Maritime Trader, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2901

Beauharnois Lock 4
Leaving the Beauharnois canal, the Maritime Trader enters Beauharnois Lock 4.
M/V Maritime Trader, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2910

Beauharnois Lock 4
The locks at Beauharnois bypass the Soulanges Rapids.
M/V Maritime Trader, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2921

The Pool between locks
A pool area between the locks allows up and down bound vessels to pass safely.
M/V Maritime Trader, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2957

Algosteel in pool
The Algosteel, upbound from Lock 3, approaches the Maritime Trader, downbound from Lock 4.
M/V Maritime Trader, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2985

Alessandro DP
Beyond the Beauharnois Locks, Lake St. Louis separates the Seaway from the St. Lawrence River.
M/V Maritime Trader, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2985

Approaching the Quebec Bridge
The Maritime Trader approaches the Quebec Bridge.
M/V Maritime Trader, June 26, 2008, Image 08-2220

Detail of the Quebec Bridge
The Quebec Bridge, built in 1917, has the longest cantilever railroad bridge span (1,800 feet) in the world.
M/V Maritime Trader, June 26, 2008, Image 08-3266

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