American Mariner

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M/V American Mariner - American Steamship Company

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American Mariner Reels

730’ American Mariner exchanges a salute with the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge on the Duluth Ship Canal, before heading off onto Lake Superior in the dark of night. Duluth, Minnesota, August 03, 2025.

American Mariner Videos

Great Lakes Freighter American Mariner Blasts Out a Couple Salutes!

Two salutes from 730' (222.5 m) Great Lakes freighter American Mariner (Grand River Navigation) at the Blue Water Bridge, as she enters the St. Clair River from Lake Huron. Some of the crewmembers are out on deck working on the unloading boom. Port Huron, Michigan, October 25, 2025.

Nighttime Soo Locks Operations are a MUST SEE

730' Great Lakes freighter American Mariner (Grand River Navigation), locking upbound through the Poe Lock, at the iconic Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The huge ship is raised 21 feet as she moves up to the level of Lake Superior from the lower elevation of Lake Huron, via the St. Marys River. September 21, 2024.

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