Sault Ste. Marie in Chippewa County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Paul R. Tregurtha

1,013½ Feet Long • Launched 1981

— Walk the Deck of a 1,000 Footer —

Paul R. Tregurtha Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, May 17, 2023

1. Paul R. Tregurtha Marker

Inscription. You reached the bow! It's a long way from the bow to the stern of the thirteen-footers on the Great Lakes. The Paul R. Tregurtha is the biggest of them all, giving her the title “Queen of the Great Lakes.” (Marker Number 13.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1981.

Location. 46° 30.125′ N, 84° 21.187′ W. Marker is in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, in Chippewa County. It can be reached from East Portage Avenue. The marker is behind the Visitors Center along the fence next to the Soo Locks. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 225 E Portage Ave, Sault Sainte Marie MI 49783, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and on Lake Superior’s South Shore Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France

and also the Northwest Territory.

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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Stewart J. Cort (within shouting distance of this marker); American Spirit (within shouting distance of this marker); The stone that stops Lake Superior (within shouting distance of this marker); Burns Harbor (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Presque Isle (about 400 feet away); How's the weather? (about 400 feet away); Edwin H. Gott (about 500 feet away); International Shipmasters’ Association (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sault Ste. Marie.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. These are the 13 Walk the Deck of a 1,000 Footer markers at Soo Locks Park in Sault Ste. Marie, which you can then map to view the length of a “footer.”

Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2023, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 273 times since then and 7 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on May 26, 2023, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.