1951 Duluth Canal & Ships- 8mm film

These are a few clips taken by my late grandfather in 1951-52 with his 8mm film camera. A few ships pass by.

[LakeOgi]

These films are in great condition I love seeing old ship videos

[ms.martiegallego]

This is the Year I was born !!! I will be 71 on May the 20th.. Luv Ya to Piece's and more !! Have a Happy Easter 🐇🐇

[coorsyou]

Amazing. Even in 1951 people came to the Canal to watch the ships arrive. Thanks for sharing.

[jakebrakebill]

Good old 8mm, my Dad had quite a few reels of film with holes burnt in them. We sure have advanced since those days. No matter where you were in the US everyone's dress code was the same.

[Doc_TheRockSarter]

This was the best era of Great Lakes shipping, hands down.

[falcondragonslayer]

Yes these videos are incredible. These ships are even pre-AAA class, which are some of the last traditional style lakers on the lakes. I wish I could go back to that time and hear the steam whistles blowing on the old ships.

[LongShort]

Excellent film footage! Rare to see good color film from the canal in that era.

[richardjohnson]

My dad was sailing the Lakes in those days...during the '40 s & ' 50 s. Lived in Duluth...loved the area.

[chzbrgr]

This is such an awesome video. Thank you for sharing.

[just-shipping-it]

Thank you Merky 600 for sharing this vintage treasure. ⚓️

[jaylen]

Wow this so cool I wasn’t even though of yet

[mellinda]

So cool to see this from a perspective 70 years ago, before Duluth was the tourist trap it is today

[thefirstera]

Oh this is ace! So happy it’s survived

[The_Silent_Sentinel]

1:18 I loved to see the cliffs victory

[phillipgarrow]

Great video some of those old girls have small pilot houses

[rcpmac]

How many of you know that the length of this video likely isn't just by chance. A roll of 8mm film runs about 3 minutes.

[nate]

Cliffs Victory is a very unique looking ship

[TheMNrailfan]

It’s kinda odd seeing that Saltie at the beginning with it’s prop out of the water knowing how large and heavy ships are

[BPB]

I'd be interested to find out if you have a list of the ships that were on this film