How the Soo Lock system works
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How the Soo Lock system works
Allan Frappier is Chief of Lock Operations at the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The locks, run by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, are the only way that Canadian and U.S. ships loaded with ore and wheat can get from Lake Superior to the lower Great Lakes and Atlantic Ocean. One report called the locks \"the Achilles heel of North ...
Oct 23, 2020
Soo Locks Tour
Soo Locks Boat Tours - Sault Ste Marie CVB
Soo Locks Boat Tours - Sault Ste Marie CVB
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9 months ago
Experience an exciting sightseeing tour through the famous Soo Locks, the world’s largest locking system. You will actually ride through the Soo Locks and cruise alongside giant lake and ocean ships. Inside the Soo Locks your boat will ride the water as it is raised 21' straight up, to the level of Lake Superior. Witness the large freighters up close! Plan your trip soon! | I Love Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
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Experience an exciting sightseeing tour through the famous Soo Locks, the world’s largest locking system. You will actually ride through the Soo Locks and cruise alongside giant lake and ocean ships. Inside the Soo Locks your boat will ride the water as it is raised 21' straight up, to the level of Lake Superior. Witness the large freighters up close! Plan your trip soon! | I Love Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
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We asked visitors at the opening of the Soo Locks last month about their favorite freighters and experience at the locks opening! Do you plan on traveling to the Soo Locks this year? #soolocks #freighters #saultstemarie #upperpeninsula #greatlakes #boatnerd #fyp | I Love Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
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We asked visitors at the opening of the Soo Locks last month about their favorite freighters and experience at the locks opening! Do you plan on traveling to the Soo Locks this year? #soolocks #freighters #saultstemarie #upperpeninsula #greatlakes #boatnerd #fyp | I Love Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
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First Two Freighters to the Soo Locks Friday during the lunch hour. First video is of the Stewart J. Cort rounding Rotary Park in Sault Ste Marie, MI at normal speed. We are saluted by the Cort :08 into the video. (a car on the ferry saluted back at the Cort!) Second video is the Philip R. Clarke at 2x speed. Video from West Pier Apts on the West End of the Soo Locks. Clarke lining up to get moored. **According to the Army Corp of Engineers, it will the Cort passing through at 12:01a.m. tonight!
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First Two Freighters to the Soo Locks Friday during the lunch hour. First video is of the Stewart J. Cort rounding Rotary Park in Sault Ste Marie, MI at normal speed. We are saluted by the Cort :08 into the video. (a car on the ferry saluted back at the Cort!) Second video is the Philip R. Clarke at 2x speed. Video from West Pier Apts on the West End of the Soo Locks. Clarke lining up to get moored. **According to the Army Corp of Engineers, it will the Cort passing through at 12:01a.m. tonight!
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Another Look: Here is a different look at the Soo Locks first ship last Friday in a time-lapse video taken from the Poe Lock miter gate. In the video, the Joseph L. Block — the first ship of the 2024 navigation season — and the Indiana Harbor enter the lock and then rise to the Lake Superior water level before exiting westward. #USACE #SooLocks #GreatLakesNavigationSystem | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District
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Another Look: Here is a different look at the Soo Locks first ship last Friday in a time-lapse video taken from the Poe Lock miter gate. In the video, the Joseph L. Block — the first ship of the 2024 navigation season — and the Indiana Harbor enter the lock and then rise to the Lake Superior water level before exiting westward. #USACE #SooLocks #GreatLakesNavigationSystem | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District
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Take a look behind the scenes of the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan with the Chief Park Ranger Michelle during this Virtual Visitor Center program. Using current and historic images, get a glimpse at how the locks operate and what it takes for crews to keep them functioning in peak condition. #SooLocks #AtWorkfortheNation #ServingtheNation #USACE #COVID19 | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District
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