Yvonne Posted December 14, 2014 #1 Share Posted December 14, 2014 My husband has always expressed interest in traveling on one of the many freighters that travel the Great Lakes and I'm wondering if there are any that allow passengers to just ride along? He enjoys watching them go through the locks at Sault Ste. Marie, and we saw quite a few this past September in Port Huron as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericosmith Posted December 14, 2014 #2 Share Posted December 14, 2014 here you go http://www.boatnerd.com/trips/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yvonne Posted December 14, 2014 Author #3 Share Posted December 14, 2014 here you go http://www.boatnerd.com/trips/ Well, that's not very encouraging. Only way to go on one is to win a raffle? Bummer. Those are all past raffles, I didn't see any current ones. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericosmith Posted December 15, 2014 #4 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Yeah, I would love to do one myself. There probably are none at the moment. Nobody wants to take a great lakes cruise this time of year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainmcd Posted December 15, 2014 #5 Share Posted December 15, 2014 I always enjoyed sailing through the lakes on Lykes Lines service from there to the Mediterranean, and we carried passengers. Sadly this is no longer available. There are some interesting trips up there, check out http://www.greatlakescruising.com/itineraries.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoofyCrew Posted December 29, 2014 #6 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Yeah, I would love to do one myself. There probably are none at the moment. Nobody wants to take a great lakes cruise this time of year. That would be fun...in July! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taminator_88 Posted February 7, 2015 #7 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Yvonne, Make contact with the admin at Boat Nerds and another good resource is the admin at the Valley Camp Museum Ship at Sault Ste. Marie. I used to work there and several of my friends are still in the area actively involved with Boat Nerd and the museum. They're not directly affiliated but I know they can direct you to where you need to be. In fact, if you call the Valley Camp ask for Paul....he's your best bet. I know somehow a former co-worker of mine snagged a trip aboard a freighter so don't give up yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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