Water falls and S.S. Marie Mi

We spent most of the day visiting the lower and upper  Tahquamenon Falls. The upper has 116 steps to the bottom. But that really isn't the bottom. We walked a boardwalk and down more steps. It was well worth the view. We were surprised to see the water was brown is some areas. Reading the information stations told us it is from the area trees. We climbed back up the steps without having to rest and drove to the lower falls. That one had 96 steps. I know to some of you that is just a warm up but it was a total workout for us. Again the view was well worth it.

We left there and drove to Sault Sainte Marie. Found a nice room right across from the locks. We arrived about two hours before a ship was due to come through. We had dinner at a restaurant next door that has been around since ...well a long time. I forgot when they started. On the menu it tells how the owner and cook would walk across the road after breakfast catch fish and cook them for lunch. Before the fence around the locks. So we ate there and walked around town window shopping. I always say window shopping but we went in every store that was opened. At 8:00 the first ship entered the locks, it just fit. We watched as it was raised and  then set back out to sea. Someone yelled out and asked where they were going and what they were hauling, they answered "nothing now we have to go 20 more hours to pick up grain".

The whole thing took about 35 minutes to enter raise up and exit.

The internet is running very slow today so I am not posting pictures. I will try to add them tomorrow.

See ya soon.