In my mind, it was difficult to connect Montreal and Minnesota by water at all. Sailing the Sweet SeasThe Great Lakes basin spans 10 degrees of latitude and 18 degrees of longitude — set almost exactly between the Equator and the North Pole. The border splits the St. Lawrence River and four Great Lakes, and the Equinox follows the line almost the entire journey. He was 27 when his father, a lifetime Great Lakes captain, called him from Quebec City and asked if he wanted to be a deckhand. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum estimates that 6,000 ships and 30,000 lives have been lost on the lakes.

Source: New York Times August 19, 2016 09:00 UTC