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In reply to the discussion: The Great Lakes are RAGING!!! [View all]

Ziggysmom

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15. Wow that's horrible. I grew up on a farm on the shore of Lake Michigan. Pop was a WWII Navy
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 10:51 AM
1 hr ago

Vet. He always said storm waves on the Great Lakes can be worse than the open ocean.
The waves can be more dangerous because they are steeper, and closer together with a shorter time in between wave crests, and can form from multiple directions. Makes my stomach turn just imagining working in conditions like that.

There’s a cool website that shows all Great Lakes and seaway shipping, even the vessel locations.

https://boatnerd.com/

I pray all the mariners and crews stay safe and this nasty weather ends.

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