Great Lakes Sailing - St.Clair & Detroit Rivers HD time-lapse

[@carstarsarstenstesenn]

Still an amazing video 12 years later

[@fishnetlarry]

Boy, this is a treat to watch. I live along the river and I'll share this with everyone I know in the area.

[@workhardlivefree3818]

I live 20 minutes from the bridge and work at one of the plants You went by near the beginning.... We boat up and down that river all summer... great to see from Your perspective... This video is absolutely spectacular!!! Thanx...

[@CrystalClearWith8BE]

*0:00** Port Huron, MI, USA & Sarnia, ON, Canada* 0:00 South of Lake Huron 0:19 Clearer view of the Blue Water Bridge/I-94/ON-402 0:21 Entering the St. Clair River 3:27 Entering Lake St. Clair *4:07** Detroit, MI, USA & Windsor, ON Canada in a distance* 5:10 Clearer view of both skylines of Detroit and Windsor miles away 5:28 Entering the Detroit River 5:38 Entering Detroit and Windsor 5:46 Clearer view of the Ambassador Bridge connecting I-75 & I-96 with ON-3 7:11 Approching to Lake Erie 7:44 Entering northwest of Lake Erie

[@gramps2matt]

Now that I live in Marine City (whch is on the St. Claire River) seeing this time elapsed video gives me a greater appreciation of where we are in the long trek freighters make going between Lakes Huron and Erie. It's an amazing journey to be sure. It was cool recognizing Recor Point, the Blue Water Ferry and the Salt Dock.

[@lmf0114]

Beautiful. Now I want to visit Michigan and the Great Lakes. The museum's intrigue me.

[@Kendel1944]

I've taken this trip more than a few times - This is a great recap of the river- Thank you very much.

[@edwardpate6128]

You really can see all the work the Army Corps of Engineers has done over the decades to dredge and straighten out many of those channels. The St. Clair River Cutoff channel being a major one. Before that ships had to take the twistier route down the South Channel between Gull Island and Seaway Island. Once and awhile ships still go that way, they way to displace water on the shore as they go past is amazing!

[@gilreeve4035]

Am amazing video, have done most of this ride in boat or Jetski or from the shore by car. What an awesome place we live on the Great Lakes!

[@lemonadegrower5180]

This looks amazing, love from the UK 🇬🇧

[@jaysjaysgarden398]

0:09 entering the St Clair River from Lk Huron, 3:17 Exiting the south channel through the lk st clair cutoff. 5:13 entering the Detroit River 7:38 entering Lk Eire.

[@SergeyPRKL]

THanks! was looking for this :)

[@jaysjaysgarden398]

@@SergeyPRKL No Problem!! I've been on this waterway for 30 years.

[@jamesjesko867]

Thanks for the help in identifying area's.

[@davidwadsworth8982]

Going into and out of Duluth is the icing on a great big cake.

[@jamesjesko867]

For us that don't live on the river. One nice additition to the video would be to identify the city's as the ship goes past them so we all know where it's at on the river. Thanks for view from the pilot house, I always wondered what the view is like.

[@LokiOdinson-fz8ps]

Its not that hard to figure out.

[@kylegoodreau2170]

​@LokiOdinson-fz8ps no doubt considering it goes only between two cities

[@cutiecrossable]

LOVE IT!! GREW UP ON THE ST. CLAIR RIVER!!! VERY COOOOOOOOOOOL!!!! THANK-YOU :)

[@LaineyM]

beautiful water and scenery

[@MikeG42]

Excellent video 😁👍

[@ArchMadman]

i used to live in Algonac Michigan from 1995 to 2001 and we would go to the state park all the time and watch the ships sail by. good times back then. haven't been to the st clair river since 2006. cool video btw

[@vernwallen4246]

If they take me back to Algonac they won't take me back alive.Or Wallpole.😂😂😂

[@lucascady4992]

Something so peaceful about this Video? I have fished many points along this waterway..

[@highplainsdrifter8643]

You sure don't get in the lake and drive these things anywhere you want like I always thought! I didn't realize they were as shallow as they are. Neat, neat video! For a landlocked water dog like myself I thank you for providing this video!! I'm now afraid its the closest I'll ever get to sailing on one of these sideways floating skyscrapers!

[@johannasperski9838]

The video begins in Lake Huron and ends in Lake Erie. That tiny one in the middle is Lake St. Clair. It is nothing compared to the Great Lakes. It is very good for pleasure craft. Growing up we used to pull up to a lot of the islands and swim. Since the average depth is 16-20 ft, the water gets pretty warm unlike the few hundred feet the big lakes are.

[@rickpawl]

Very cool vid! Enjoyed it immensely. Watched it several times. I hope you do more.

[@kakei76]

From Huron to Erie,wonderful voyage!

[@alanwattscardigan965]

Faraway418.....dont listen to the negastuff... great video! More please of the time lapse!!! Awesome man!!!

[@kcgibbs]

6:00 Mail boat making a delivery, starboard side.

[@julliank15]

Wondered what that was

[@DanielCarlyle1979]

Wicked time lapse!

[@FarAway418]

@graperonto It's the same. Crossing the canal takes between 8 to 10 hours depending on traffic. For the same condition some captain will take longer some are faster. I have cross the canal in 7 hours once and many time it took more than 12. They are also speed limit for safety reason and to limit the wake.

[@graperonto]

Great video. I'm glad you kept the whole trip and didn't skip ahead passing through Lake St. Clair. I'm from Port Colborne, ON. I was disappointed when you cut a chunk out of the Welland Canal video. This was really enjoyable.

[@michiganmagneto]

That was great. I miss being out there in my backyard. Thanks for this.

[@lion2btamed]

Hey Mates, Jeff here, Stevedore in Toledo. Thanks for the trip! I'd love to see one from Lake Erie into Toledo!

[@karendurrick4834]

I saw the Edison Plant in Marysville where my dad worked his entire life.

[@garywiley7886]

I have sailed through this area many times hauling iron ore. Many find memories

[@FarAway418]

1 minute of video is 1 hour of real time

[@cynthiamurray4278]

I enjoyed the ride! Thanks!

[@switchmaker]

Great video! I have never seen anything like it.

[@ВикторМарейчев-д3с]

Был насивее в 1972г. на практике. Приятные воспоминания))

[@stephensmith799]

Wonderful. There are two things that strike me: the way the ships goes where it is pointed in a very precise course (rather than be steered in nothing but curves) and the way the skipper chooses to place the vessel where common sense would not expect. If I'd been given the role of helm (!LOL) I would have steered a very different course which was more nervous of the shoreline... trying to keep the ship a constant distance from the (curving) edges of the seaway. Conclusion: the skipper knows a lot more than I do!

[@maertsaidaem2106]

More important to stay in the channel.

[@SFConifer]

Stunning!

[@jeanhutchinson6198]

I slowed it down to half speed. At about 1:14 there's a small boater with a death wish! Wonder if they got five blasts on the horn.

[@FarAway418]

Thanks for your comments, I'll try to shoot some more videos this season.

[@jaypek43-Phil]

Great video! Noticed how narrow the channel was thru Lake St. Clair! I assume they have to dredge on a regular basis?

[@sea-mstr7743]

I watch good video well. Bon voyage.

[@lkytdsvc]

That's just wonderful. The water looks to be very clean considering all the manufacturing on the banks. They must have some very good stringent laws about pollution.

[@ChosenWon]

The Welland Canal is how the Alewifes contaminated the Great Lakes. Great video!

[@deschutesmaple4520]

This very same route the Edmund Fitzgerald had done hundreds of times...cool!

[@LokiOdinson-fz8ps]

barf

[@thenezz]

On February 25, 2011, a formal statement was issued announcing the sale of the privately owned Upper Lakes Shipping fleet and their associated interest in Seaway Marine Transport to Algoma Central Corporation.On April 15, 2011, Algoma announced that the Canadian Olympic will be renamed Algoma Olympic.

[@sky173]

Awesome... passed right by my old house @ 1:32

[@maxnikolenko2302]

Awesome

[@julliank15]

Cool video

[@tylerlong7625]

at 1:33 you see the tug barge combo Presque isle

[@ggoblue]

awesome thanks...i'll watch for canadian olympic this summer

[@Brettski94]

About how long did it take you to go from the start of the St. Clair River, to the end of the Detroit River? Very cool video!

[@duxberry1958]

2:10 is that the old White lighthouse at Marine city ...

[@daddyrabbit835]

That is quite a perspective .

[@robertkline2744]

Way cool video!

[@robertallen6710]

..she sure does a good job of navigating her required depths..

[@FarAway418]

@graperonto The video camera was set so 1 minute of video that you see is actually 1 hour of real time

[@Miatacrosser]

@ 6:00 Isn't that Ford's Rouge River Plant directly ahead?

[@epistte]

Yes, it is.

[@MrUranium238]

@ 1:16 small boat woke up and decided to get out of the way

[@mrbluenun]

There seems to be a whole lot of sand-bars and shallows along that waterway so you have to take care.

[@graperonto]

@FarAway418 Is it the same for the Welland Canal video? That's almost eerie. The trip from Lake Huron to Lake Erie is much longer distance of course but perhaps faster because of the locks in the Welland Canal. And you're likely able to go faster too.

[@deezynar]

I am watching this in 2018, 8 years after it was posted. I followed the path taken by the ship on Google Earth. The Google Earth images are probably no older than 2016. It is shocking to see that massive industrial buildings that are in the video are now gone.

[@jamesahern9864]

They are taking down abandonment all over the region

[@gatoraviation]

Which ship is this?

[@ggoblue]

do you remember any of the ships you passed? i think ship unloading sand in marine city is the Bieth...funny looking forcastle also i think a 1000 footer passed upbound, do you know which one? i've been taking pix of these ships my whole life so thanks for any info and good luck in the future.

[@FarAway418]

@juanlmesl. It's not an ocean going ship, it's a laker. Ocean going ship can go on all Great Lakes via the Saint Lawrence seaway which include the Saint Lawrence river, the Welland canal and all the locks that take the ships up. Ships are limited by the size of the locks 24.4 m (80 ft) wide by 233.5 m (766 ft) long.

[@bgirlnomadik]

Hi @FarAway418, can I have your permission to use this video in resource for high school students living along the Huron-Erie corridor? Thanks!

[@deschutesmaple4520]

There's supposed to be really good muskie fishing in the St Clair channel.

[@bulgingbattery2050]

Is that the MV River Boyne?

[@mrbluenun]

Hi, Thanks for the upload. Lots to see! So what are you carrying in your barge then?

[@vergedrums]

Hey, do you think I could use this for a project I'm working on? A music video for my instrumental rock band MoodTrain.

[@graperonto]

How long does it really take to make that trip? I know it's about 8 hours for the Welland Canal. Mind you, there were no locks to go through.

[@wiibaron]

Keep on going until you get to Cedar Point!

[@davidwadsworth8982]

In god weather,there is NOT a better place to be than on the Great Lakes. In bad weather, there is not a worse place November Witch is seal. On these bodies of water,you really get to drive the thing. Being on the wheel,is everything. MISS IT!

[@KyneburgheHannah]

Taking the scenic route into Lake Michigan before turning around to get back to the Soo?

[@developeroffun6370]

I wish, I could enjoy the Journey 😥😥😥😥

[@kathleenmartens661]

very cool

[@ProdhimVideo]

Can I use 2 min of this footage for a project?

[@mariacornwallis1602]

It would be nice if you would let everybody know in which direction we are travelling

[@LokiOdinson-fz8ps]

Its not that hard to figure out Karen

[@FarAway418]

@ggoblue The Canadian Navigator @5:32 don't know any of the other ones

[@jaypek43-Phil]

Name of this vessel?

[@Sammerd1]

they passed herbert c jackson and frontenac in the lake

[@SergeyPRKL]

What is the maximum speed here? i see it is lot faster on open waters than in rivers and canals.

[@jaysjaysgarden398]

I don't quite remember but i believe it to be a max of 7 knots while in the channels. I have no idea what it is in the open lake.

[@LokiOdinson-fz8ps]

Most lakers top out around 10-12 knots

[@navydc]

What ship is this???

[@Bdblust22]

Algonac State Park @ 2:28!

[@unapro3]

I don't believe some peoples mindset. That small yacht @ the 0:20 second mark. It looks harmless enough crossing in front of these ships, but if the Yachts motor decided to shit itself just as it is in front of this tanker, good luck, because this thing doesn't stop or turn real quick. Just for the sake of waiting 5 minutes. Boating is rocket science for some people.

[@LokiOdinson-fz8ps]

Its not a tanker

[@choptanktuxent2]

I expected to see a busier Detroit River. Isn't the Detroit one of the world's busiest rivers?

[@apmenough]

Sometimes it's jam packed but sometimes you can go up and down it and not see a soul; for instance, the middle of January at 3am you're not likely to see anybody. Sometimes there's so much traffic you have to slow down, especially at the Blue water bridge and the St. Clair cut off where it's one way traffic.

[@juan-nv8hm]

De un marino mercante, para ustedes, tambien marinos mercantes¡¡ pongan musica al video, joderrrrr ya ¡¡¡, saludos desde España y muchas gracias.

[@FarAway418]

@GreatLakesShips Canadian Olympic

[@FarAway418]

@graperonto Back when I uploaded the Welland Canal video, KZbin rules were that the video size had to be limited to 10 mins. I had to cut somewhere, sorry.

[@davidwadsworth8982]

This 800,900,1000,feet of moving steel transiting these water ways,

[@markkubiak8296]

Sailing?

[@avail1.]

biggest speed boat i ever ride🎉

[@justingizinski1348]

the dude walking up and down the deck is pretty comical around 4:30

[@jimlepeu577]

Justin Gizinski looks like he was doing his daily dozen

[@rexpepper2513]

makes me wanna get baked an ride on a ship.

[@karmagettie]

I got stuck watching the guy walk 10 miles around the boat

[@alexhayward9590]

Name that ship at 2:11?

[@alexhayward9590]

Never mind that. Whatever ship it is, it is an awesome ship.

[@apmenough]

It looks like the Gordon C. Leitch. It's one of those Canadian boats anyhow I can tell you that for a fact.

[@justaboatnerd1110]

Alex Hayward Algorail (Scrapped 2018)

[@nonovyerbusiness9517]

I guess we don't need to know the name of the vessel the camera is on.

[@justaboatnerd1110]

Nonov Yerbusiness Algoma (Canadian Olympic) Scrapped May 2018

[@tprdfh51]

Guys...you really got to ease up on the speed through the corners man - you are gonna fish tail out of control and then there will be a really big problem!

[@navydc]

The Canadian Olympic I presume....

[@mariooliveira734]

Tem um cara fazendo cooper

[@aggabus]

70 miles 7 minutes. maybe

[@treverwhoever]

Cool