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The Reserve transited the waterway, and tied up downtown West of the bridge, waiting the Dock at Silver Bay.

The Clyde S. VanEnkevort/Erie Trader is still the largest to transit the Waterway.

[quote="JERRY AT DULUTH"]i CANNOT GIVE YOU DATES BUT I PERSONALLY KNOW THAT CAPTAIN DUDLEY PAUQETTE TOOK THE RYERSON THROUGH THE CANAL ON MORE THAN ONE ACCASION.[/quote]December 2, 1970 was the first time:
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And this from a newspaper article Oct 11, 1974. The date of transit would have been October 9th:[attachment=1]Screenshot_20211206-214501_Samsung Internet.jpg[/attachment]

i CANNOT GIVE YOU DATES BUT I PERSONALLY KNOW THAT CAPTAIN DUDLEY PAUQETTE TOOK THE RYERSON THROUGH THE CANAL ON MORE THAN ONE ACCASION.

[quote="tugboatdonny"]Watching the Clyde S VanEnkevort go through the waterway today was impressive, and made me wonder what is the largest vessel to ever go through there?[/quote]

With that transit the honor has been claimed by the Clyde/Erie Trader.

Prior to this it was the Lee A Tregurtha.

Watching the Clyde S VanEnkevort go through the waterway today was impressive, and made me wonder what is the largest vessel to ever go through there?