Monday, July 22, 2013

July 22, 2013

Soo Locks

Two hours east from last nights stop to Sault Ste Marie.  Another border city.  Also located at the junction of two Great Lakes.  Natural water flow is out of Lake Superior down a rapids with a 21 foot drop into Lake Huron.  Easy to portage if you are in a canoe.  Not so much if you are in anything larger and larger can be MUCH larger.  Hence the succession of locks built at this point.  There are now four Soo Locks.  Two of them can handle freighters over 1000’ long.  We watched one of those 1000 footers be raised up to move into Lake Superior. 

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This ship is 1000’ long and there is still room in the lock.

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Note rising position of ship name located below blue bridge tower

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Into Lake Superior

We also watched a tour boat and a large sail boat be lifted up. 

tour boat tied up in locktour boat moving out

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Moving out

 

Spent two hours at the locks and visitor center and then headed south to the shore of Lake Huron.  Our camp spot is 200’ from the shore.

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Wet feet in Lake Huron.



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