WISCONSIN -- It'll take more than a yard fire to finish off the SS Alpena. The venerable steamship, launched Feb. 28, 1942, was heavily damaged in a dry dock fire this month at Fincantieri's Bay ...

The SS Alpena, built in 1942, is the oldest working freighter on the Great Lakes. The freighter, currently docked in Cleveland for repairs, has been operating since before the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.

Tue, 18 Mar 2014 09:41:15 GMT — The Coast Guard will be conducting ice breaking operations to create a smooth path of travel for the tug Samuel De Champlain and barge Innovation. The ice breaking will ...

Inland Lakes Management’s laker 'SS Alpena' recently left the Cleveland Ohio shipyard upon completion of winter work projects. The shipyard performed a variety of work on the vessel during its layup ...