Back to our Upper Peninsula trip ~ When we were there (being "Yoopers") we went to the Soo Locks in Sault St. Marie. I am so intrigued by the locks - I loved seeing them in Panama and I loved seeing them in the U.P.
We were fortunate enough to see two ships going through and being raised 21 feet. It was surprising how quickly it was done. Once the ships were in the lock, secured and the gates closed it took about 15 minutes or so to raise them that distance. These ships were 700+ feet long - so interesting.
We continued our journey along Lake Superior - with, of course playtime for Sir Arlo! The water was quite cold, but Sir still had play time!
The rest of the photos in this post were taken at Whitefish Point. Isn't it beautiful! There is a shipwreck museum there (which we didn't go into - at $12. per person), a bird observatory and a couple Coast Guard buildings.
One of the Coast Guard buildings is now a bed and breakfast. I think you'd LOVE it wouldn't you Candy!
It's $150. night - queen bed with private bath.
A wooden rudder from a ship ~ the thing is massive!
And Lake Superior is beautiful. I think perhaps the prettiest of them, but I'm not certain. I know it is the largest and deepest - word has it if Lake Superior were empty, the other four lakes combined couldn't fill it!!
Stay tuned for the rest of our Great Lakes tour from this past weekend. Hope you enjoy.
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