A Coast Guard small harbor tug conducts icebreaking on the Kennebec River. Coast Guard icebreakers, in cooperation with the Canadian Coast Guard, keep Great Lakes and Northeastern U.S. waterways open for commercial traffic, assist vessels transiting ice-filled waterways and prevent ice-related flooding. US Coast Guard Art Program 2019 Collection, Ob ID# 201907,"Ice breaking on the Kennebec River," C.R. Bob Bryant, oil, 15 x 20