Cruising the Great Lakes

The Star Tribune reports that a company is working to start a cruise line from Duluth to Toronto. Now this is no disrespect to either of the fine cities of Duluth or Toronto, but who would go on that? I imagine that even in the middle of summer, it will be cold as can be in the middle of Lake Superior. And do a lot of people in Toronto find themselves wanting to sail to Duluth, and vice versa?

But what do I know? I'm not in the tourism business. Apparently a similar cruise to Chicago was done last year, though it experienced some problems. The Star Tribune article notes:

"After a Great Lakes tour that was supposed to end in Chicago, it learned there were no marine terminals on the Great Lakes certified to accept foreign travelers.

"Ultimately, he says, its passengers had to disembark on lifeboats bound for Canada then take buses through a land checkpoint into the United States."

Ooops! Someone didn't do their homework! The company behind the Duluth-Toronto cruise is working with the Department of Homeland security for a better way ahead of their cruises.