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

Presque Isle

Tug & Barge • 1,000 Feet Long • Launched 1973

— Walk the Deck of a 1,000 Footer —

Presque Isle Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, May 17, 2023

1. Presque Isle Marker

Inscription. A 1,000-foot-long tug boat? The Presque Isle is the only integrated tug/barge footer. It was designed to operate with the smaller crew of a tug boat and the cargo capacity of a footer. After sea trials, the U.S. Coast Guard determined the vessel needed the same size crew as a freighter and no other 1,000-foot-long barge was ever built. (Marker Number 9.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1973.

Location. 46° 30.128′ N, 84° 21.089′ W. Marker is in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, in Chippewa County. It can be reached from East Portage Avenue. This marker is behind the visitors center along the gates of 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,

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and the Anglosphere.

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

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: How's the weather? (a few steps from this marker); Edwin H. Gott (a few steps from this marker); Burns Harbor (within shouting distance of this marker); International Shipmasters’ Association (within shouting distance of this marker); American Century (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); Propeller from tug Marquette (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). 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.”

Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 2, 2024

2. Presque Isle Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2023, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 437 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 26, 2023, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 2. submitted on August 26, 2024, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.