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The locks share a name (usually shortened and anglicized as Soo) with the two cities named Sault Ste. Marie, in Ontario and in Michigan, located on either side of the St. Marys River. The Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge between the United States and Canada permits vehicular traffic to pass over the locks. A railroad bridge crosses the St ...
The State Lock at the Michigan State Locks (now Soo Locks) [7] The falls of the St. Marys River forced ships to portage their cargo 1.25 miles (2.01 km) around the falls. In an effort to make shipping more efficient and profitable, Michigan representatives appealed to the federal government for funding to build a canal.
MV Indiana Harbor is a very large diesel-powered lake freighter owned and operated by the American Steamship Company.This vessel was built in 1979 at Bay Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and included self-unloading technology.
Brendan Wiesner, Sault Ste. Marie News August 9, 2024 at 9:52 AM On Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, U.S. Senator Gary Peters oversaw the construction of the New Lock project in person.
The 1928 OSTC schedule for the S.S. Manitoulin continued as it had the previous year, while the Manisoo departed Owen Sound on Thursdays at 11:15 p.m. for a run that did not include Mackinac Island. After completing her northward voyage at Sault Ste Marie, the Manisoo returned to Owen Sound at 4:30 Tuesday mornings.
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The boat tours began in 1934 when Milo Beechwood Welch, a local tugboat captain, fulfilled his dream of showing the history of the locks. Original Soo Locks Boat Tours celebrates 90 years on the ...
The twin cities of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan are connected across the St. Marys River by the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge. The St. Marys Rapids are just below the river's exit from Lake Superior and can be bypassed by huge freight ships through the man-made Soo Locks and the Sault Ste. Marie Canal.