The Maritime Heart of Great Lakes Shipping in 1918

Nov 20, 2024

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Historical black and white photograph of a large steamship on calm waters. The vessel appears to be a passenger ship, with multiple smoke stacks billowing smoke and several decks lined with passengers. Multiple flags fly from masts, and the ship's white hull shows a row of portholes. The image has the grainy, slightly faded quality typical of early 20th century photography — Steamer Seeandbee, photograph courtesy of the University of Detroit

When we think of 1918, our minds often turn to the trenches of Europe or the political upheavals of the era. But here in the Great Lakes, another story was unfolding—one of commercial might and technological marvel, of luxury and commerce intertwined on the inland seas that connected the…

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