Beginner's Guide to Ship Watching on the Great Lakes: What to Look For, Ship-Watching Destinations, Ports, Whistles and More

Start Ship Watching on the Great Lakes Today Ship watching on the Great Lakes is fascinating It's...
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Author: Brett Ortler
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Beginner's Guide to Ship Watching on the Great Lakes: What to Look For, Ship-Watching Destinations, Ports, Whistles and More by Ortler, Brett

Beginner's Guide to Ship Watching on the Great Lakes: What to Look For, Ship-Watching Destinations, Ports, Whistles and More

$33.85

Beginner's Guide to Ship Watching on the Great Lakes: What to Look For, Ship-Watching Destinations, Ports, Whistles and More

$33.85
Author: Brett Ortler
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Start Ship Watching on the Great Lakes Today

Ship watching on the Great Lakes is fascinating It's hard to fathom how big a 1000-foot-long ship is until you see one navigating on the Great Lakes or passing under a lift bridge. Immediate questions come to mind:

  • Where is it from? What is it carrying? How fast does it go? What do all those ship markings mean? Why did it blast its whistle?

With this beginner's guide by Brett Ortler, you'll discover:

  • helpful tips on where to go to view ships and what to look for
  • how to spot a "laker" vs. a "saltie"
  • a longtime mariner's take on life aboard ship
  • which ships have succumbed to storms
  • information about the U.S. Coast Guard, tall ships, Canadian ships and more


Author: Brett Ortler
Publisher: Adventure Publications
Published: 05/12/2015
Pages: 200
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 6.90h x 5.00w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781591935278

About the Author
Brett Ortler is an editor at Adventure Publications. He is the author of "Minnesota Trivia, Don'tcha Know!," "The Fireflies Book," and "The Mosquito Book." His essays, poems, and other work appear widely, including in Salon, The Good Men Project, The Nervous Breakdown, Living Ready and in a number of other venues in print and online. He lives in the Twin Cities with his wife and their young children.

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