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
Lift Bridge Cam
Lighthouse Cam
Duluth Canal Cam
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.
Not somewhere I want to be at the moment !
Hello Beryl 😊
I agree….so very cold looking.
A closer look around !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXewppUm6Yw
Hi Beryl,
I am going to MN this summer and my friend is taking me to Duluth.
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Hope we see you waving to us.
Thanks for posting this Beryl.
Thank you for posting the video. Very interesting.
Duluth…😊
Stasia, do you still have snow?
There is lees snow, but heavy frosts…😏
My goodness! Until I saw the flying American flag thought
the screen was frozen. It is literally a frozen world at the
harbor! Good morning friends!
Hello Angelin 🌸
Hi TEA! Will not be long before flowers are blooming
once again. We are warm today with rain on the way.
Went to Petsmart with long sleeves, no coat for a change.
Have a wonderful day!
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Good morning everyone 😊 Have a great day.
Lots of snow dumped on Duluth.❄
Good morning Tea ! have a nice day ! 😘 Winter im full swing..
Hello Stasia 🌻
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Good morning, TEA! That’s a lot of cold, right? 😀
I wonder if people live here on the beach during the Winter !
they do
H😀i Beryl !
Hello Beryl. 🙋
I would think many would live on the beach area all year long.
Hello all !Have a nice day 😘 Not like Duluth….brrrrrr.
Hello Stasia ♥ Good one….weather in Duluth is not my cup of tea either.
Have a peaceful day friend. 😘
Hi TEA
How are you doing?
Doing better Ardyth. ♥ Thank you for asking.
Taking 2 water pills a day is helping with water weight gain with CHF.
That is good news!!♥♥
Morning Tea…😘 Have a good day friend 💗
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Hi !! They are supposed to maybe get 70mph winds
😮 Wow…..
Hi Ardy ! oh nooo…🙄