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The William R. Roesch was built in 1973 and cost $12.4M under the management of Kinsman Marine Transit Company. In 1976, she fell under the management of Pringle Transit Company and a year later underwent modifications to her holds.

When Pringle Transit Company dissolved in 1994, Oglebay Norton took over management of the ship and renamed her David Z. Norton. She operated for them until 2006 when Oglebay Norton shut down their Marine Services division and was sold to The Wisconsin and Michigan Steamship Company.

In 2008 Lower Lakes Towing purchased the David Z. Norton and renamed her the Calumet.

She is 630 feet long with a beam of 68 feet. Her two 2600 hp V16 diesels allow her to carry 19650 tons of cargo at 14 knots.

The Cuyahoga started life in 1943 under the name Mesabi and was built to carry taconite to the mills on the Great Lakes that were producing steel for the tanks, ships and other supplies needed to fight World War II.

The G...

I developed an interest in photography at a young age, often following my father around while he took pictures. From that I learned the basics and purchased my first camera while still in high school. I learned more through reading and trial and error. My first formal training came in 2013 when I took a basic photography class at a community college. During high school I became fascinated with the freighters that sailed on the lakes. The boats intrigued me and for a time I wanted to work on them. My career took me down a different path, but I never lost my interest in the boats. In 2011 I combined my two interests, loading my camera in my car and chasing the boats around the lakes. I hope to highlight the hardworking ships and...