Beyond the Breakers
Beyond the Breakers
Taylor and Tanner
Episode 154 - R.J. Hackett ft. Kaylee Matuszak
1 hour 8 minutes Posted Jun 24, 2025 at 1:00 am.
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Honorary third host of the podcast Kaylee is back this week to join us in discussing the R.J. Hackett, a vessel that changed the way bulk cargo was transported on the Great Lakes and laid the groundwork for the designs we still see today. 

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Sources: 

Baker, Newton D. “Transportation on the Great Lakes.” The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, vol. 171, Jan 1934, pp. 204 - 210. 

Bowlus, Bruce. “Bold Experiments: The Evolution of the Great Lakes Ore Carrier.” Michigan Historical Review, vol. 22, no. 1, Spring 1996, pp. 1 - 17. 

“Steamer Hackett Burns.” The Sturgeon Bay Advocate, vol. 44, no. 34, 18 Nov 1905. 



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