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Robyn Watson is the Marketing Coordinator for Viking Pump. She joined Viking Pump in 2018 and has since helped evolve online engagement along with trade show coordination. Her background is entirely in marketing but delights in historical knowledge and going to museums.

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ice breaker ship in the harbor

Viking at the Museum: The Ice Breaker Mackinaw

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On December 17, 1941- just 10 days after the attack on Pearl Harbor- the United States Congress approved the construction of the Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw WAGB-83. The purpose of the ship was to forge a path for transport ships by breaking up thick ice that formed on the Great Lakes during frigid winter months. This allowed iron ore, limestone, and coal to be transported keeping vital war materials in production.