Meet the Editor & Publisher! Get an author-signed copy of the newly released 2026 Know Your Ships: Guide to Boats & Boatwatching on the Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Seaway and meet the books editor and publisher Roger LeLievre. Books will be available for sale in the museum store and ready for Roger’s signature on April 25, 2026 from 10 am – 1 pm. Know Your Ships will be available for purchase in our museum store soon! ABOUT THE BOOK: Meant not only for those with a casual interest in the parade of nautical commerce that passes our shores, Know Your Ships also has plenty to interest the more serious-minded individuals who have a passion for the ships that ply the inland seas. Besides the essential stats (owner, year built, length, capacity and former names) for hundreds of freighters, tugs, barges, Coast Guard cutters, cruise ships, and saltwater visitors, Know Your Ships also contains essentials about the cargoes the big boats carry, where they load and unload, the locks, canals and waterways they transit, what the boat whistles mean, stack markings and nation flags, plus ways to follow the freighters as they make their way from port to port. In addition, there’s a section on Great Lakes marine museums as well as a new Spotlight section that includes stories about ships, sailors and maritime adventures.
We tell the awe-inspiring stories of the Great Lakes. 500 breathtaking photographs, 250 artifacts, 45 interactive exhibits, and a 617-foot freighter.
