Soo Locks Visitor Center

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The Soo Locks Visitor Center in Sault Ste Marie.

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Sault Ste Marie is best known for its locks that raise and lower 1000ft-long freighters between the different lake levels. The downtown visitor center features displays, videos and observation decks from which you can watch the boats leap 21ft from Lake Superior to Lake Huron. To get there, take exit 394 off I-75 and go left.


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