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Sault Ste. Marie is really a pair of towns divided by the Saint Marys River. One in Ontario, Canada and one in Michigan. They were originally one, separated by the Saint Marys River, until the border between America and Canada was settled. The name Sault Sainte-Marie is French for The Rapids of Saint Mary.

The Soo locks are located in Sault Ste. Marie on the Saint Marys River which connects Lake Superior to Lake Huron.

The first lock on the American side was constructed in 1855 to bypass rapids on the river that accounted for a 21 foot drop in the river. In 1881 the U.S. Army took over control of lock operations from the State of Michigan which had operated them until that point.

The Leon Fraser was launched from River Rouge, MI on February 28, 1942 as the first of her class of ships. The four other ships have since been scrapped. In her first year on the Lakes, she set a record for loading ore in Duluth, Minnesota. She was 639.5 feet long with a beam...

I developed an interest in photography at a young age, often following my father around while he took pictures. From that I learned the basics and purchased my first camera while still in high school. I learned more through reading and trial and error. My first formal training came in 2013 when I took a basic photography class at a community college. During high school I became fascinated with the freighters that sailed on the lakes. The boats intrigued me and for a time I wanted to work on them. My career took me down a different path, but I never lost my interest in the boats. In 2011 I combined my two interests, loading my camera in my car and chasing the boats around the lakes. I hope to highlight the hardworking ships and...