#Soo locks

[railwayhistorical]

Tower of History

After visiting the locks, I took in the Tower of History in Sault Saint Marie, Michigan. Ostensibly about Catholic missionaries in this part of the world, I was drawn to the tower for its Brutalist architecture and a chance to get a nice view. The structure opened in 1968 and is 210 feet tall—you can read more about it here.

I have a couple of views from the top of the tower above: one looking west, toward the locks, and one toward the east.

The former shows, in addition to the locks, a wonderful city hall (right foreground) and the distant international bridges (one for the Canadian National Railroad, and one for highway traffic). I have a previous post about the railroad bridge here. One can also see smoke coming from Algoma Steel mill over on the Canada side.

The latter photograph shows the Cloverland Electric Cooperative Hydroelectric Plant, straddling the spot where the Edison Sault Power Canal rejoins the St. Mary's River. You can read more about the plant here. Also in that picture, one sees the Museum Ship Valley Camp—more on that here.

Three photographs by Richard Koenig; taken July 27th 2023.

#towerofhistory #saultsaintmarie #soo locks #cloverlandhydroelectricplant #brutalist architecture #brutalism #stmaryssteelmill #musumshipvalleycamp #algomasteel

[detroitlib]

Construction site of St. Mary's Falls Canal lock pit showing freshly-cut rock walls. Printed on front of photo: "No. 35, August 30, 1890, lock pit, St. Mary's Fall Canal, south face, west end."

Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library

#what sort of apparition did they release from the rock there? #rock pit #st. mary's falls canal #sault ste. marie #michigan #michigan history #1890 #19th century #construction #rocks #geology #soo locks #albumen print #detroit public library

[rabbitcruiser]

At Massena, New York, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Saint Lawrence Seaway was held on August 10, 1954.

#St. Lawrence River #Lake Michigan #Lake Ontario #Lake Superior #EdgeWalk #CN Tower #Trois-Rivières #Quebec City #Thousand Islands National Park #Québec #Ontario #The Sault Ste. Marie Canal National Historic Site #Soo Locks #Toronto #architecture #engineering #original photography #Canada #travel #vacation #cityscape #landscape #ship #groundbreaking ceremony #Saint Lawrence Seaway #10 August 1954 #anniversary #Canadian history

[todaysdocument]

West-bound vessels wait at Fort Brady Pier before passing through the Soo Locks, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, 7/4/1892.

Series: Construction and Renovation Photographs of St. Marys Falls Canal and Locks, ca. 1889 - 1941

Record Group 77: Records of the Office of the Chief of Engineers, 1789 - 1999

Image description: Ships and boats of various sizes are docked at the side of a pier. Their dark masts contrast with the light, cloudy sky. On the pier are piles of barrels and large blocks. A few people walk along the pier.

#archivesgov #July 4 #1892 #1800s #Sault Ste. Marie #Soo locks #Michigan #Upper Peninsula #the U.P. #yoopers #tall ships #masts #flags #silhouette

[footloose-travel]

You guessed it, a tour boat through the Soo Locks

#Michigan #soo locks #boat tour

[bouncinghedgehog]

Vacations with Adult Children

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#mackinac island #mackinaw city #soo locks

[wheremymindgoeswandering]

Vacations with Adult Children

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#mackinac island #mackinaw city #soo locks

[rennland]

local insane teen necrosaint and her stabby binky

#she’s doing soo well #no prefrontal cortex but somehow a surplus of bitches #that’s gotta count for something #tlt #the locked tomb #harrowhark nonagesimus #harrow the ninth #griddlehark #harrowhark the first #harrowhark the ninth #the locked tomb fandom #the locked tomb fanart

[ltllon]

likes charge reblogs cast 😼

#lon chat #OK FINE ANOTHER ONE SINCE U ALL ASKED SOO NICELY #the locked tomb #gideon the ninth #should I put these on RB lmao #tlt #harrow the ninth #harrowhark nonagesimus #gideon nav #Nona the ninth #ianthe tridentarius #palamedes sextus #camilla hect

[ianthesmells]

#alecto the ninth #the locked tomb #i neeeeeed to see the tridentarii plot resolution soo so so bad #and i want more ianthe cringe screen time thank u #also manifesting the 3rd house lore prequel for me bc i want it thanks!

[railwayhistorical]

The "Soo" Locks

Here are a few shots of the famous locks in St. Mary's River in Sault Saint Marie (Michigan/Ontario). A tour boat and a small vessel from the Coast Guard are seen here close to the viewing platform.

This near lock here is named for Douglas MacArthur, General of the Army, served in WWI and II; the second is named for Orlando Poe, a United States Army officer and engineer who served in the American Civil War. I hung around long enough to see the outbound CSL St. Laurent move into the Poe. [I later looked up that this ship was headed for Montreal; it's 739 feet 10 inches in length.]

The big news around here is that long-sought funding has been procured to build a new lock. The MacArthur Lock is rather short, by today's standards, while the Poe is longer at 1,200 feet. It's long enough for the largest ships that ply the Great Lakes, but it is the only one. If something goes wrong with the Poe, shipping in the Great Lakes would be majorly impaired (more here).

Three images by Richard Koenig; taken July 27th 2023.

#saultstemarie #saultsaintmarie #soo locks #stlaurent #saintmarysriver #macarthurlock #poelock

[dogfestivals]

happy (late) halloweeeeeeen ^______^

#spreading jay and jessica best friendism soo hard. the world needs to understand #marble hornets #mh #jay merrick #alex kralie #jessica locke #jaylex #kinda Lol

[rabbitcruiser]

The Webster–Ashburton Treaty, signed August 9, 1842, was a treaty that resolved several border issues between the United States and the British  North American colonies (the region that became Canada).

#Ogdensburg #Prescott #Ogdensburg–Prescott International Bridge #Ontario #Rainbow Bridge #Niagara Falls #New York #Lake Pohénégamook #Québec #Estcourt Station #Maine #on board a plane #Soo Locks #original photography #Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge #The Sault Ste. Marie Canal National Historic Site #Webster–Ashburton Treaty #9 August 1842 #anniversary #Canadian history #US history #Horseshoe Falls #tourist attraction #cityscape #landscape

[samberrybay]

This part in 32 chp always felt kind of odd to me and this is the reason why:

The coward wolf boy, Lock. Until Choi Han found him, Lock had been hiding as the chief had told him. The Lock at that point is very much a coward, a weakling, and kind of slow. In simple terms, Lock easily took the position of the character that readers found to be extremely frustrating.

This has bothered me since I first read the novel, and to this day, even after several rereads, it still haunts me.

Cale simply isn't the type of a person to actually call a kid, no matter how they behave, to be "frustrating".

(When the text said "readers" it's damn well obvious of Cale being the one to think so.)

Pondering for some time I can roughly guess why the wording was so unexpected for his character.

At the time of the assassination/kindaping in the village, Lock was only thirteen years old. He also hasn't had his first berserk transformation yet. Therefore it is not surprising that Lock's uncle hid him and told not to go out, saying that everything was fine and he should continue to hide.

Now let's look at the situation realistically.

Lock (in tcf) jumps out of his hiding to protect his younger siblings. The adrenaline and inner Blue Wolf Tribe's instincts to protect turned on his berserk transportation one year beforehand, however if not Rosalyn and Choi Han, who came earlier than in the actual novel, i don't think it would help much.

Lock would possibly be able to kill a few people or at least seriously injure them, but CMON. They killed an ENTIRE village full of berserk Blue Wolf's and with almost-Wolf King (Lock's uncle). Do you really believe that a thirteen years old boy jumping into his first berserk transformation would be able to fight properly against strong organization that had holy water or some sort of holy artefact on their hands?

Again, if not for Choi Han's and Rosalyn's arrival... it would have definitely ended pretty bad.

In TBOAH Lock for some reason didn't jump out. Different circumstances, wrong wroted part in the novel, idk, but the fact is stated: Lock stayed hidden. He also most likely survived only because of Choi Han's help. Just with much worse scenario where he was left alone from the whole village.

And it wasn't Lock's fault yet again. He was a child. No matter if a Beastman one or not, the boy was just an innocent, naive and weak child.

So why would Cale, Kim Rok Soo at the time, find him frustrating? Extremely so even!

The answer is much easier if you think about it.

Because it wasn't Kim Rok Soo blaming a kid for being weak and cowardly in a fearful situation, it was a man who saw his own past that he hated so much.

A coward, a weakling and kind of slow.

For Rok Soo, who blamed himself for half of his life for the deaths of team one members, Lock was like a salt for still open, but ignored wounds.

KRS greatly disliked and maybe even envied Lock for a bit. The boy got a new family, he got friends and some sort of guidance from them even after facing so much despair.

While he was all alone, trying to understand what to do on his own.

It sure is irritating for Rok Soo.

Yet Team Leader Kim Rok Soo was probably unable to fully hate Lock for his weakness, because while the latter was still a kid, the same forgiveness can't be used on him. At least in his own head.

So with conflicting feelings Cale settled on "Extremely frustrating" description.

#overall it is actually just my sleepy thoughts #KRS's self-hatred is so strong it is kind of amazing but mostly heart breaking #this man holds too much trauma #and with each novel update i fear that we still don't know all of it #i love Lock's and Cale's relationship so this is why i was really questioning this part #pls cry with me because of this realization #tcf #trash of the count's family #lcf #lout of the count’s family #cale henituse #tcf cale #lcf cale #tcf lock #lcf lark #tcf novel #lcf novel #kim rok soo

[dorkfruit]

they r literally public menaces (part 2)

#my art #procreate #the locked tomb #tlt #i havent had a day off since monday bc i had to work thanksgiving so im experiencing tridentarii art withdrawal #tridentarii #ianthe tridentarius #coronabeth tridentarius #also this pic looks like a textural nightmare. wine on my face is awful soo so so awful #as someone who spills their drink constantly

[faradaysconstant]

One of the biggest things I always loved about lost was that all of their characters were flawed, and they highlighted that instead of shying away from it.

#sawyer ford #jack shephard #kate austen #sayid jarrah #shannon rutherford #john locke #ben linus #miles straume #claire littleton #charlie pace #desmond hume #jin soo kwon #sun hwa kwon #michael dawson #juliet burke #richard alpert #lost abc #lost #lost tv show