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The big attraction here is the historic Soo Locks,
            which enable the large freighters that carry ore from
            the mines in Wisconsin and Minnesota to reach the
            mills in the lower Great Lakes states. Superior is 21
            feet higher than Huron, and the river is marked by
            rapids, so the locks were built to raise or lower the
            ships and keep them going on their passage. The U.S.
            Army Corps of Engineers has constructed a glass-en-
            closed viewing deck, accessible for free, where visi-
            tors can watch the giant freighters shimmy into the
            lock, then go up or down with the water level, then
            shimmy back out to open water. An estimated one-
            half trillion dollars’ worth of iron ore passes through
            the Soo Locks annually.
               Theothermajorattractionhereisthelakewhite-
            fish. Our introduction to this delicacy was at the Lock
                                                                  U.P. restaurants offer other fish varieties as well,
            ViewRestaurantinSaultSte.Marie,butlakewhitefish   suchaswalleyeandperch,butnoneofthemcompares
            is featured on nearly every restaurant menu in the
                                                              with lake whitefish for flavor or texture. I even had it
            U.P., and with good cause. A member of the salmon
                                                              wrappedinapitaforlunch.Inevertiredofit.
            family,lakewhitefishismeatyandflavorful,andlocals
            prepareitavarietyofways–broiled,pan-fried,Cajun       After departing Sault Ste. Marie we followed the
            style, or seasoned with lemon pepper.             LakeSuperiorshorewestthroughHiawathaNational
                                                              ForestandcutnorthwardtoWhitefishPoint,astoried

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