Very overcast and rainy today but we avoided the big rain. It went South of us thankfully. The current was with us today as we motored to Sault Ste. Marie from WhitefishBay.
We decided to lock "down" through the American Locks today as we had gone to Lake Superior through the Canadian Locks, locking "up". What a difference between the two.
The American Locks at the Soo are very commercial in nature. All the freighter/tanker traffic go through the American side. Today alone we saw at least ten big vessels either coming or going on the lake.
The American Locks have four chambers but only two are uused extensively. Both in the South canal - the Poe and the MacArthur locks. The Poe lock is for vessels of up to 1,000 ft. We locked through the Poe Canal and we were all alone in the chamber! We were dwarfed by the size of the area.
So we got to the locks but had to wait for a freighter to lock "up" to Lake Superior. In the mean time a tanker came up behind us to go into the MacArthur lock. Boy did we feel small next to those two.
We locked through in about 20 minutes once we got in the chamber. Coming out the other side into Lake Huron we motored to the marina and settled in.
The freighters and tankers are so massive. I'm attaching some pictures of the big vessels and the locks.
Tomorrow we head for De Tour for the night and then it's off to Mackinaw City where David will meet us for a few days. Can't wait to see him!
Love and Blessings,
Margo and Skip
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