The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday kicked off its annual Icebreaking Operation in the Western Great Lakes after a cold arctic blast caused developing ice conditions in the commercial ports of western Lake Superior and the St Marys River. The annual operation, called Operation Taconite, is the Coast Guard’s largest domestic ice-breaking operation, encompassing Lake […]

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