On our way home from MN, we came home through Michigan. It added a bit of time on, but we were ready for something different. We drove the whole length of Lake Superior the first day. From tip to tip takes 8-9 hrs. I guess that's where the name "Great Lakes" comes from. We spent the night in Sault Ste. Marie which is on the Michigan/Canadian border. There are boat locks there known as the Soo Locks. It was very interesting to watch a huge ocean liner loaded with iron ore come through.
This is the Lake Huron level. These gates (wall) open, the boat enters, the gates close, and then the water fills the lock and raises the boat to the Lake Superior level.
We spent a bit of time at an old fort near the Mackinac Bridge as well. The camera got left in the car. We can also say we skipped rocks into Lake Michigan.
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