1 2nd Great Lake discovered

3 Largest lake fish

7 Utility boats

10 A lake, a province

12 City at foot of lakes

14 Nation south of lakes (abbrev)

15 Old shipbuilding material

17 Curvature of decks

18 "Dipped" in spring

19 Lamprey

20 Earliest vessel on upper lakes

22 E.g. hawser, cable

24 Last mast

26 Island (Fr.)

27 1958 L. Mich. wreck

30 Thunder Bay port

31 Lake ships

34 "Fitz" 1st name

37 Erie's dangerous Point

38 Wide-open ship channel

39 Put-in-Bay isle, S. ___

41 Lake state abbrev.

44 Worst ship disaster

46 Cargo goes down here

49 Main lumber cargo

50 1st upper lakes steamer

52 A nonstop trip

53 ____ Marquette

55 Lost in "Big Storm"

56 Thin rope

58 2 to 5-mast vessel

61 Early Michigan tribe

62 Ship lean to one side

63 Propels the skiff

64 Meaning of "presque ile"

65 Where steam comes from

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1 Old-time lumber steamer

2 Stowaway rodent

3 Nickname for locks area

4 Michigan's top part (abbrev.)

5 A lake, a city, a canal

6 Sailors' yuletide drink

7 Steelhead

8 Bruce Peninsula

9 A Soo lock

11 Carferry operator (abbrev.)

13 Early bulker

16 U.S. 1813 hero

20 Ubiquitous bird

21 Lakes equiv. of "stoker"

23 Rear-paddle sidewheeler or young frog

25 Pesty mussel

28 Author Bowen

29 Crossed the river daily

32 Passenger ship disaster of 1852

33 Steamship

35 Move boat by wind

36 Storm

40 Paddle-driven lakeboat

42 Mad _____ Wayne

43 Clear weather

45 Fish tug lost 1998

47 Welland-sized vessel

48 Old abbrev. for Ont.

51 Cabin aft of wheelhouse or NY laketown

54 National Park Isle

55 Bay near Soo

57 Old abbrev. for lake state

59 A preferred bulk cargo

60 S of L Erie