Soo Lock Webcams from The Armchair Tourist
Soo Lock Webcams, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, USA.
Here are four different webcams offering views of the Soo Locks in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, USA.
But, "What," you say, "are these Soo Locks?" The Locks are like an elevator for boats. Lake Superior and the Upper St. Mary's River are higher than the Lower St. Mary's River and Lake Huron. Most of the freighters on the river are bringing iron ore from the mines in Michigan's Upper Peninsula to the big cities along the southern parts of the Great Lakes, such as Chicago and Detroit. Without these "boat elevators," the freighters could not get through.
This first camera is the West approach to the Locks, facing the Upper St. Mary's River. The second camera is the view looking west from the Admin building. You can see the International Bridge to Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada in the background. The third camera shows the view from the Davis Building. The forth and final camera shows the East view from the Admin building showing the Lower St. Mary's River.
Soo Lock Webcams, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, USA.
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A downbound freighter waiting to lock through....
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Soo Locks on Wikipedia
The Sault Locks (usually called the Soo Locks) allow ships to travel between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes. The locks are the busiest in the world, passing an average of 12,000 ships per year. This is achieved in spite of the locks being closed during the winter, from January through March, when ice shuts down shipping on the Great Lakes. The winter is used to inspect and maintain the locks.
The locks bypass the rapids of the St. Marys River where the water falls 7 meters (21 feet) from Lake Superior. Sault Ste. Marie (pronounced Soo Saint Ma-ree) gives its name to both the Canadian...
Sault Sainte Maire on Wikipedia
Sault Ste. Marie () is the oldest city in both the state of Michigan and in the entire Midwest region of the United States. The city is the county seat of Chippewa County. It is at the eastern edge of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, on the Canadian border, separated from its twin -albeit larger- city of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario - the oldest city in the Canadian province of Ontario - by the St. Marys River. As of the 2000 census, the city's population was 16,542, declining to a population of 14,005 according to the 2007 census estimate. It is the county seat of Chippewa County.
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garywgoldstein
love those images, it's makes me wanna visit Soo Locks. :) Posted August 16, 2008 |
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beachbum_gabby
very interesting place to visit, I'll take note of this when visiting Michigan. Posted July 09, 2008 |
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grannysage
Very nice lens. I grew up in the UP but only visited the Soo Locks one time on our way to Lower Michigan. Posted June 13, 2008 |
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poddys
Lovely lens, 5***** I spent 12 years in South Bend, Indiana. Got to drive over the Mackinaw Bridge once, and that's as far as I managed, but I always wanted to see the Upper Peninsula. It looks lovely. You did a nice job on this lens. Posted June 11, 2008 |
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bjslapidary
Great lens. We need to promote our beautiful Upper Peninsula of Michigan. I like the web cam of the locks. 5*s to you. Posted May 30, 2008 |
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esidyox
5 Stars for Buffy Posted May 27, 2008 |
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tdove
Thanks for joining G Rated Lense Factory! Posted May 26, 2008 |
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capybara
A great Lens and I love the fabulous pictures. You will have to be a guest writer on my travel blog. 5* and welcome to Travelmania Group. Posted May 26, 2008 |
