Soo Locks Visitor Center

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SAULT STE MARIE, MI/USA - AUGUST 15, 2017:  The Soo Locks in Sault Ste Marie, with locks used by the Great lakes freighters.  Here is the Visitors Center.; Shutterstock ID 698990689;

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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