One of the more interesting things we did during our visit to Duluth, Minnesota, was tour the legendary S.S. William A. Irvin. This immense freighter was once the flagship of U.S. Steel's "Silver Stack Fleet." It is now permenantly docked in the shadows of the Aerial Lift Bridge and serves as a floating ore boat museum. At 610 feet it is longer than 2 football fields and held 14,000 tons of cargo - enough to fill 200 rail cars. It carried iron ore from ports in the Great Lakes.
The tour took us from bow to stern, with stops in the pilot house, engine room, aft crew quarters, lounges, staterooms, guest gallery, dining room and the cavernous cargo holds.The one hour guided tour of the William A. Irvin is offered seven days a week, May - October. It is said to be the most visited ship on the Great Lakes.
Tickets are Adults $7.00, Seniors $6.00 and children $5.00. The ticket price includes a self-guided tour to the tugboat Lake Superior, docked beside the freighter.
The tour took us from bow to stern, with stops in the pilot house, engine room, aft crew quarters, lounges, staterooms, guest gallery, dining room and the cavernous cargo holds.The one hour guided tour of the William A. Irvin is offered seven days a week, May - October. It is said to be the most visited ship on the Great Lakes.
Tickets are Adults $7.00, Seniors $6.00 and children $5.00. The ticket price includes a self-guided tour to the tugboat Lake Superior, docked beside the freighter.
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