Another one night stop after Thunder Bay, in Sault Ste. Marie, Canada. Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, USA is right across the St Marys River.

We spent quite a bit of time exploring the Canal District, but before choosing a spot for drinks and another for dinner, we wanted to see if we could see the Sault Ste. Marie Canal and the Soo Locks on the US side.

So we walked across the Sault Ste. Marie Canal over what were non-operational locks, then hiked the Whitefish Island Indian Reserve trails until we finally reached the East Viewing Platform. Then we hiked on to two more viewing platforms and got as good a view of the US locks as possible. We been up close to them on the US side during a previous trip. Completely amazing how HUGE the ships are that go through those things!

A note of caution, I wouldn’t recommend walking around on the Whitefish Island Indian Reserve in the dark, expecially by yourself. No signs and a little creepy.

We had a late 9pm delicious dinner at the Mill Steakhouse and Wine Bar. After dinner drinks were at the Steamfitters Lounge.