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The
One Hour Tour of the Soo Locks Area
Climb aboard to explore the
Soo Locks and surrounding areas. Adventure to a foreign
land, without need for a passport. Listen as our knowledgable
and entertaining conductors narrate the tour, with interesting,
and often funny, bits of information about the Soo Locks
and Sault Ste. Marie region. All Aboard!
Toot Toot! |
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Best
View of the Soo!
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This
historic, one hour tour passes through beautiful
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan and
crosses International Bridge into Sault Ste. Marie,
Ontario giving you the best view and photography
opportunities
of the area.
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Locks
from International Bridge |
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| The Sault Locks Train
Tour climbs 135 ft. above this gigantic lock system on the
2.5 mile long International Bridge. The view from the train,
as it crosses the bridge to Canada, is a photographer's dream.
From the bridge, you can see ten miles up-river and you can
see ships locking through all five of the American and Canadian
locks. You pass directly above the St. Mary's rapids and hear
the roar of the water. These rapids created the great portage
for boats bound to Lake Superior in the early 1800s.
You can see only the smallest lock from the Corps of Engineers
Park, but from a ride with Soo Locks Train Tours, you will
have an excellent, aerial view of ALL four American locks
and the one Canadian lock.
Travel back in time as you pass by the early French and
American fort sites, past the U.S. Coast Guard headquarters,
around the retired, Great Lakes freighter, Valley Camp, and
cross in front of the world's longest hydro-electric power
plant.
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Visit a foreign country! |
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Your
tour includes a round trip ticket to Canada . The Soo Locks
Train will climb 135' above the Soo Locks. You will cross
into Canada on top of the 2 ½ mile long International
Bridge. From this bridge, you can see over ten miles in
each direction; Truly a photographer's paradise! You will
be able to observe the entire American and Canadian locking
systems.
While there, you will see the second largest steel mill in Canada and one of
the many paper mills of northern Ontario. You will see the largest bascule bridge
in the world. |
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