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Coast Guard breaking ice in St. Lawrence River

Coast Guard buoy tender the “White Lupine” breaking ice in St. Lawrence River, between Ogdensburg and Lake Ontario. Buoys were being placed in anticipation of April opening of the Seaway. Circa 1960. Ogdensburg, NY. Originally in the Ogdensburg Advance Journal.

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