Lake Superior – U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaking Season Starts

The USCG Icebreaker Mackinaw – keeping the shipping lanes open. Photo: USGC
THUNDER BAY – The U.S. Coast Guard Sector Sault Sainte Marie commenced Operation Taconite today in response to expanded ice growth in the commercial ports of western Lake Superior and the lower St. Marys River. Before ice impedes commercial navigation, icebreakers were assigned to each region.
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alder has been assigned to manage the ice breaking needs of western Lake Superior, specif