Here is a photo my husband took of my Son and I waiting for the water to finish filling our lock at the Soo Locks. That is the gate of lock #2 in the background. It is named the Poe Lock. It is the largest of the 4 US Locks and the largest freighters can only use that one to get through to Lake Superior. MacArthur is Lock #1 and is also used for large and midsize ships.
From Wikipedia: "A new lock is currently under construction and is slated to be completed by 2030. Groundbreaking for the new lock project was held on June 30, 2009. The lock will be equal in size to the Poe Lock and will provide much needed additional capacity for the large lake freighters. The new lock replaces two locks (Davis Lock and Sabin Lock) which were obsolete and used infrequently. In May 2020, construction on Phase One of the replacement of the Sabin Lock was started."
We could see the construction, off to the right side of the boat.
BTW, there was a bit of a backlog of ships, as we approached the lock complex, so we locked through with a freighter, as I mentioned in THIS post.
It was lots of fun and we were glad it only drizzled for a few moments. Otherwise, end of the day cloudy out.
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