I mentioned earlier that we went through the Sault locks along with the Stuart J. Cort. The Stuart J. Cort, was the first 1000 footer on the Great Lakes. Now there are 13. The Cort is the only thousand footer with her pilot house forward.

The Cort started out as Hull1173, known (unofficially) as "Stubby". Stubby was built in 1970 in Mississippi. The bow and stern sections of the Cort were joined together. Stubby was 182 feet long and 75 feet wide. She sailed up from Mississippi, and came through the St. Lawrence Seaway to Erie, Pennsylvania. She was cut apart on the "cut here" instructions that were painted on the hull and the two ends were fastened to an 818 foot mid-body. She was re-named the Stuart J. Cort, and made her maiden voyage in 1972.