by
David Sommerstein on July 8th, 2009

President Obama’s Secretary of Transportation (and “team of rivals” Republican), Ray LaHood, will be in Massena Friday for the Seaway’s 50th Anniversary. The big shindig’s at 3 at the Eisenhower lock visitors’ center on Barnhart Island. From the press release:
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will mark the 50th anniversary of the St. Lawrence Seaway, the U.S. – Canadian binational waterway, at a ceremony at the Eisenhower Lock in Massena, New York. Secretary LaHood will be joined by Representatives James Oberstar (D-MN) and Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Susan Eisenhower, and Canadian government and transportation officials.