Is it possible to navigate a boat all the way from the Gulf of Mexico up the MS river to the Great Lakes? If so, how big a boat? A freighter? Tks
2007-04-05 03:14:03 · 4 answers · asked by All hat 7 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating
People have made the trip with canoes, so any kind of powerboat would work. Up the Mississippi River to Alton, IL (just above St. Louis) Then up the Illinois Waterway to Lake Michigan. You can then continue out through the St Lawrence or the New York State Barge system, down the Atlantic Seaboard, cross Florida and back to where you started from!
2007-04-05 17:41:00 · answer #1 · answered by KE 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Mississippi won't get you to the Great Lakes. If you follow the river north from the Gulf of Mexico, you'll end up in Lake Itasca, in Northwestern Minnesota.
You don't need a large ship to navigate the Mississippi. A moderately sized cruiser of 25-30 feet should be more than adequate. The trip would be easier if you were to start in Minnesota and travel south to the Gulf. That way you wouldn't have to fight the current all the way.
2007-04-05 11:11:56 · answer #2 · answered by JetDoc 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Here are links PROVING a Mississippi River to Great Lakes navigable connection for shipping:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Sanitary_and_Ship_Canal
also
http://www.lrc.usace.army.mil/about.htm#Navigation
see section on navigation
2007-04-05 14:11:35 · answer #3 · answered by ibeboatin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hey when you get up there can you say hi to all my relatives for me? i would appreciate it! good luck on the voyage! oh yea, Itasca is great fishing for walleye! opener is like on mothers day better hurry!
2007-04-05 13:03:00 · answer #4 · answered by gands4ever 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋