Soo Locks Casino
Sault Ste Marie Michigan
Marie CN hotels, Sleep Inn hotel near Soo Locks, Kewadin Casino, Searchmont Ski Area, Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre and Agawa Canyon Tour Train. If you want to sit and watch freighters go through locks, visit Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, where barges, tugboats and more traverse the 21-foot drop between Lake Superior and Lake Huron every day and night. Soo Locks Boat Tours works with various hotels, motels, and campgrounds in the region. Some hotels offer vacation packages that include overnight accommodations and one of our exciting cruises. With locations in Sault Ste. Ignace, Manistique, Christmas and Hessel, Kewadin Casinos offers gaming together with outdoor recreation in one of Michigan’s most picturesque regions.
Soo Locks Visitors Center Update
The Soo Locks Visitors Center and Observation Deck are currently closed to the public due to COVID-19. However, the Soo Locks Park is still open and is a great place to see freighters.
A Wonder of Engineering & Human Ingenuity
Affectionately called the “Linchpin of the Great Lakes” by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the Soo Locks are an engineering marvel with roots dating back to the mid-1800s. Each year it’s estimated that 500,000 people visit these iconic locks that connect Lakes Superior and Huron.
Soo Locks Casino
Soo Locks Casino
Thanks to the Soo Locks freighters over 1,000 feet in length can traverse freely along the St. Marys River all the way from Duluth, Minnesota outward into the Atlantic Ocean and beyond. Roughly 7,000 vessels pass through the Locks yearly hauling nearly 86 million tons of cargo. See how freighters, barges, tugboats and more are lifted and lowered the 21-foot difference between Superior and Huron here.
Soo Locks Boat Tours
Most ships utilize the Poe Lock (1,200 feet) which was rebuilt in 1968 to accommodate larger and more modern ships. The MacArthur Lock (800 feet), constructed in 1943, is still in operation as well. It is the lock closest to Sault Ste. Marie, which the observation deck in the Soo Locks Park overlooks, and was named after General Douglas MacArthur. The Davis and Sabin Locks were built in 1914 and 1919 respectively. Currently, only Soo Area Office vessels use the Davis while the Sabin was officially decommissioned in 2010 after being inactive since 1989.