Twilight of the Great Lakes Steamer

Read about the histories of steamers on the Great Lakes

• By Raymond A. Bawal, Jr.
• June 2009
• Pages: 114
• ISBN 10: 0-9818157-2-3 | ISBN 13: 987-0-9818157-2-5
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For nearly 100 years the steam powered freighter ruled the waters of the Great Lakes. However, since the late 1960s the steamer began to be supplanted by the diesel powered ship. As of the 2009 season there were only twenty steam powered freighters remaining in operation on the Great Lakes. Twilight of the Great Lakes Steamer tells the individual histories of each of these ships, some of which have been repowered or retired in the short time since this book was printed.