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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 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 expedition's inability to sail through the Soo Locks on the Michigan (US) side of the river led to a federal government effort to build a water passageway on the Ontario side. This resulted in construction of the Sault Ste. Marie Canal , completed in 1895.
Orlando Metcalfe Poe (March 7, 1832 – October 2, 1895) was a United States Army officer and engineer in the American Civil War.After helping General William Tecumseh Sherman's March to the Sea, he was responsible for much of the early lighthouse construction on the Great Lakes and design of the Poe Lock at Soo Locks between lakes Superior and Huron.
The lighthouses are generally located at the edge of the group of islands, as beacons to guide shipping through and around the islands. The need for guidance increased in 1855 when the Soo Locks opened, connecting Lake Superior to the St. Lawrence Seaway to the east.
The New Lock project has been underway for several years and is currently in Phase 3 of production. The New Lock is taking the place of the two unused locks on the north side and will be the ...
The Soo Locks run for 10 months of the year, with maintenance being done the other two months. Currently, a new lock is being constructed at the Locks with the same dimensions as the 1,200-foot ...
SS D.M. Clemson was a 468-foot (143 m) long steel-hulled Great Lakes freighter that went missing on 1 December 1908, on Lake Superior.The ship was last seen coming through the Soo Locks, onto Lake Superior.