Sightseeing in the UP

 

 

God how I missed you today Mike! I wish you could have seen all of this, you'd have really enjoyed watching the ship in the Soo Locks. I haven't felt this sad in a while.

Other than missing you so much today, probably because I know you would have enjoyed it, it turned out to be an ok day.

It started out rainy and gray when I left St Ignace. I drove up to Sault Ste. Marie to see the Soo Locks. It's really interesting. The Soo Locks, located on the St. Marys River, allow freighters to navigate between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes, and the St. Lawrence Seaway.

They have an observation deck, and I got to watch a ship go through into Lake Superior.

 

This was the level of the ship when I got to the observation deck:

 

This is it when they were ready to open the gates:

 

And this is it leaving 

 

Then a beautiful drive to Whitefish Point to see the lighthouse on Lake Superior. 

 

 

The lighthouse and shipwreck museum is very interesting,  with a moving memorial to the Edmund Fitzgerald. 

 

 

And a view of the lake.

My phone was actually roaming in Canada when I was there!

I came back to St Ignace,  and now it's beautiful and sunny, and I'm having an early supper with a view of Lake Huron.

Crossing the Mackinac Bridge 😐