Stream the Duluth Ship Canal live cam overlooking the Aerial Lift Bridge. Catch ore boats, salties, and classic Great Lakes freighters arriving and departing in real time—horn salutes and all. Scroll for tips on the best times to watch, how to ID ships, and canal weather notes.
Duluth Canal Cam FAQ
What is the best time to watch ship arrivals?
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Morning and late afternoon often bring multiple transits, but arrivals happen all day. Watch when winds turn onshore for dramatic entries.
What does the horn salute mean at the Duluth canal?
It’s the traditional Ambassador Salute: three long blasts and two short blasts exchanged between ship and bridge as a friendly greeting.
How can I tell a Laker from a salty?
Lakers commonly have a self-unloading boom on deck and run Great Lakes routes; salties (ocean-going ships) tend to have deck cranes and different hull lines.
Where is the Duluth Canal Cam located?
The camera overlooks the Duluth Ship Canal and Aerial Lift Bridge in Duluth, MN, providing a live view of vessels entering and leaving the harbor.
Can I rewatch a specific arrival?
Use the stream’s DVR/rewind if available, and check our recent posts for timestamps, photos, and ship details.
Find out more about the history of the canal and the cities of Duluth, MN and Superior, WI, make a donation or learn about the Corps of Engineers’ Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center by visiting lsmma.com
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What to Watch Today
- Bridge lifts & horn salutes: listen for the three-long, two-short Ambassador Salute when ships greet the bridge.
- Ship IDs: look for hull color, self-unloader booms, and crane count to tell Lakers from salties.
- Wind & waves: easterlies kick up waves at the canal — dramatic entries & spray.
Hello everyone
Hello Ardy !😊
Good morning Ardyth. 😊
Good morning
Take care of yourselves. STAY SAFE.! 💞
Thanks Stasia! Southern bodies in the US are in for a
cold shock. :) But think most of us have prepared best
we can. You take care as well, my friend.
thanks…😘 Stay warm..!💗
Deborah, if you are around, what are those water fowl called,
looks to be black and white, we see often on the water?
hi Angelin, I think they are called coots
Thanks, Deborah!
coot
Most attractive and tough to float and swim in such
cold waters. Thanks!
I saw those when i went to Texas!!!
their feet are so weird 😄
I wondered if they are buffleheads. I did notice the ones I saw were diving under the water to feed also. I googled to see what they would suggest that it was.
Hi Judy
Good morning, Angelin. Have a safe day.
Doesn’t it look like you’d go right over once reaching the end
of the blue?😃
😄
Good morning! 😍
HI🙋🏻♀️
Hello Angelin.😘
Be safe in the approaching storm.
Thank you, TEA! Think we are prepared.
Already spoken to Bree, she will be on pee
pad duty when ice starts. Not risking a fall.
You stay warm, too. 😍
We are prepared too. Expecting about 10″ + of snow and ice into Monday morning.
Thankful we have a whole house generator. I call it “Jenny” 😆
Jenny……….
That’s wonderful! Seen them advertised.
I’m so glad you have one! Your home will be
a beacon of light! :) Love the name and she’s
very pretty! lol
You’ve probably told me at one time (brain cobwebs)
where are you located? Don’t think we’ll see much snow,
just ice. Dread it but Mother Nature does what she wants.
Yardley, PA suburbs of Philadelphia
cute name
Sky over the Harbour !
So pretty!
Lovely sky over the harbour !
Hi Beryl !🙂
🙋