15K views · 1.2K reactions | Experience an exciting sightseeing tour through the famous Soo Locks, the world’s largest locking system. You will actually ride through the Soo Locks and cruise alongside giant lake and ocean ships. Inside the Soo Locks your boat will ride the water as it is raised 21' straight up, to the level of Lake Superior. Witness the large freighters up close! Plan your trip soon! | I Love Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan | Facebook

17K views · 238 reactions | We asked visitors at the opening of the Soo Locks last month about their favorite freighters and experience at the locks opening! Do you plan on traveling to the Soo Locks this year? #soolocks #freighters #saultstemarie #upperpeninsula #greatlakes #boatnerd #fyp | I Love Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan | Facebook

First Two Freighters to the Soo Locks Friday during the lunch hour. First video is of the Stewart J. Cort rounding Rotary Park in Sault Ste Marie, MI at normal speed. We are saluted by the Cort :08 into the video. (a car on the ferry saluted back at the Cort!) Second video is the Philip R. Clarke at 2x speed. Video from West Pier Apts on the West End of the Soo Locks. Clarke lining up to get moored. **According to the Army Corp of Engineers, it will the Cort passing through at 12:01a.m. tonight!

The first freighter to reach the Soo Locks this year nearly did last year. Soo Locks Opening Day 2023 belongs to the Edwin H. Gott! Look for her to go through at 12 a.m. Saturday. | I Love Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan