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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

SAULT SAINT MARIE

Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 7th & 8th

After visiting Mackinac Island we took the ferry back to St. Ignace, hooked the Jeep to the RV and headed toward Sault St. Marie, Michigan.  We stayed at Brimley State Park on the southern part of White Fish Bay on the shore of Lake Superior.  The wind was howling!

Sunday, we drove to Sault Saint Marie, MI and and boarded a tour boat for a cruise on the St. Mary River that included a ride through the Soo Locks.  The locks connect Lake Superior and Lake Heron.



That's an ocean freighter coming through the locks.

 
 
The locks are opening for our boat to go through.  The bridge in the background is the International Bridge connecting the U. S. and Canada.

Monday, Sept. 10th

This morning we left da Yoopers, U. P., and United States by driving across the International Bridge connecting Sault St. Marie, MI and Sault St. Marie, Ontario, Canada.  The fog was so thick and dense we couldn't see more than a few feet in front of us; it was a scary ride.  "Good ting I got da pictures of da International Bridge yesterday, eh?"

After the fog burned off, the drive through this part of Ontario was beautiful, with a rocky forested landscape and many lakes with islands.  There were several warning signs about moose and deer crossing the highway, but we didn't see any.  We spent the night at the Horseshoe Lake Campground in Parry Sound, on the Georgian Bay.  


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