It’s not the warmer part of the year in Northwest Indiana without iron ore freighters and other ships moving slowly off in the distance in Lake Michigan.
The Great Lakes Seaway Partnership is celebrating the start of the Great Lakes shipping season by running a photo contest. Boat enthusiasts are encouraged to submit their best photos depicting Great Lakes shipping.
Winners can take home a cash prize of up to $500, a gift package and recognition online and in social media.
Freighter in the St Lawrence Seaway
This year, the Great Lakes Partnership wants photographers to focus on “highlighting the people who make Great Lakes shipping possible — whether that’s on the docks or on a ship,”
The intention is to highlight the trade of more than 160 million metric tons a year of commercial cargo across the Great Lakes region, which is home to 107 million people and 40% of the trade between the United States and Canada. The region encompasses eight states in the United States and two provinces in Canada and would be the third-largest economy in the world with an annual gross domestic product of $5.5 trillion if it were its own country.
