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Image to the right:
The gates of the MacArthur Lock open for our tour boat
What follows is a set of photos I took back in 1995. These photos are scanned from an old point-and-shoot 35mm camera, so the photo quality is not great; however, the trip takes us on a tour through the Soo Locks (sorry, in 1995 the Canadian Lock was out of service). Also included are a few shots of Sault Ste, Marie, MI and a few ship photos ... PLUS a few photos from Mackinac Island and Kitchitikipi (a 40-ft. deep spring in Michigan's Upper Peninsula). |
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25 (scanned) Photos from a June 1995 trip to (AND through) the Soo Locks, Mackinac Island, and Kitchitikipi (also known as "Big Springs") at Palms Book State Park near Thompson Michigan)
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Soo Locks:
U.S. Coast Guard Base at Sault Ste. Marie, MI - I believe this is the USCG Katmai Bay at the dock as we head for the Soo Locks Soo Locks Approaches - The lower approaches to the MacArthur and Poe Locks (from the Lower St. Mary's River) MacArthur Lock - The Lockmaster has directed our Tour Boat to the MacArthur Lock; the gates are open and waiting for us. MacArthur Lock - We enter the lock. When the lock is closed and the boat secured, we will be raised 21 feet to the Lake Superior level. MacArthur Lock - We are almost fully raised to the Lake Superior level.
MacArthur Lock - The upper gates open and we get ready to head out. MacArthur Lock - We head out into the MacArthur Lock upper approach in the Upper St. Mary's River. Algocape - We pass the ship that will use the lock next. LT Argosy - We pass by a saltie (salt water vessel) in the Algoma Steel Mill slip. LT Argosy - Stern view of the saltie and a look at the shoreside unloading cranes at Algoma Steel Le Chene No. 1 - A 1961-built tanker at the Purvis Marine Dock(?) in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario ends our tour
Tower of History - A view of Sault Ste. Marie, MI from atop the 22-story building (looking west) Valley Camp Museum Ship - When you turn onto this street, the bow of the ship stares you right in the face! Elton Hoyt 2nd - Heading into the MacArthur Lock from the "Upper Pool" Patterson - Downbound in the Poe Lock Quebecois - Stern view of the ship departing the MacArthur Lock downbound
Mackinac Island:
Fort Mackinac - A fort on the island that was built by British soldiers during the American Revolutionary War - it would later figure prominently in the War of 1812 Horse and Carriage - This is how you tour the island because there are no motorized vehicles (except emergency vehicles) allowed on the island Scenic Overview - A look at downtown Mackinac Island from above Mackinac Bridge - A view of the bridge that links Michigan's Upper and Lower Peninsulas
Kitchitikipi (Michigan's largest spring):
Big Spring - A view of the site from ground-level Raft - The viewing raft that carries visitors out into the 200-ft.-wide spring ... you can clearly see the bottom 40-ft. below Fish - German Brown Trout are clearly visible near the bottom of the spring from the raft 40-ft. above! One People-Power (no horses) - This is how you move the raft across the spring (they have recently upgraded to a newer powered raft) The Landing - Here is where we dock the raft AND end our trip ... Hope you enjoyed the tour!!
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