Detroit Michigan USA - Michiganders might be able to catch a glimpse of floating history on Wednesday.
 
According to the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office, the S.S. Keewatin, a passenger steamship older than the Titanic, will be making its way down the St. Clair River and Detroit River and eventually into Lake Ontario.
 
The Edwardian-era Keewatin was built in 1907 by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company of Glasgow, Scotland.
 
The 350-foot-long ship, which sailed the Great Lakes from 1908 to 1965 for the Canadian Pacific Railway fleet, is the last of its kind.
 
Its sister ship was scrapped in 1970 following a fire.
 
The vessel was purchased in 1967 by R.J. Peterson of Douglas.
 
It spent the next 45 years preserved as a museum on Lake Kalamazoo before it moved to Port McNicoll, on the south shore of the Georgian Bay in Ontario, in 2012.
 
Now it's on the move again.
 
The Keewatin passed under the Blue Water Bridge at 11:35 and was last tracked south of Marine City around 14:20.
 
The tug and vessel will pass by Algonac into Lake St. Clair before entering the Detroit River and eventually Lake Ontario.
 
The vessel is being towed by the tug, Manitou, to the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes in Kingston, Ontario, since Port McNicoll can no longer accommodate it due to developments planned near the port.
 
According to the museum, the vessel would be relocated away from the Great Lakes or scrapped if it did not find a home in Kingston.
 
"We're not about to let that happen," the museum's website reads.
 
"The story of the S.S. Keewatin and its sister ships is a story of Canada's creation as a country and how the Great Lakes were used for transportation in the 20th century. It is vital that the ship, which is the last of its kind, be preserved for current and future generations. The Marine Museum of the Great Lakes has both the expertise and funding to be able to do this."
 
Affectionately known as "The Kee", the vessel will be undergoing repairs during spring and summer before arriving at the museum's drydock in the fall.
 
The ship will house exhibits, programs, and historical information.
 
Tours will also be available by spring 2024.
 
The Keewatin requires $2 million in repairs "to ensure she is preserved for decades to come," the museum said.
 
These repairs are being funded by the museum and its donors.
 
Brandon Champion.