The Paul R. Tregurtha is 1,013 feet and 6 inches long, making it the biggest freighter on the Great Lakes. The freighter’s route takes it through Sault Ste. Marie and the Soo Locks many times a year.

Travis Chadwick took this picture of the Paul R. Tregurtha on Aug. 18 with the Walter J. McCarthy Jr. in the background at Murphy Fuel Dock in Superior. Both boats were expected to start today in the ...

The Paul R. Tregurtha gracefully left the Port of Duluth-Superior under sunny November skies. Lift Photojournalist Kyle Aune captured the scene.

Last night’s arrival of United States Coast Guard Cutters Alder and Mackinaw signaled that the 2019 commercial shipping season is soon to commence for the Port of Duluth-Superior and the entire region ...

The Paul R. Tregurtha makes its way through the Duluth ship canal in January 2016. Currently there's only about 5 percent ice cover on Lake Superior, compared to more than 20 percent at this time last ...

Fog has not deterred shipwatchers on the pier in Canal Park lately. The “Queen of the Great Lakes,” the Paul R. Tregurtha, recently arrived shrouded in fog.

DULUTH — While Saturday is the winter solstice and the shortest day of the year in terms of sunlight, it had a spectacular start with sea smoke sightings in the morning. There have already been ...