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

American Spirit

1,004 Feet Long • Launched 1978

— Walk the Deck of a 1,000 Footer —

American Spirit Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, May 17, 2023

1. American Spirit Marker

Inscription. Do they go to the Atlantic Ocean? Footers cannot go beyond Lake Erie and Lake Michigan. The locks in the Welland Canal, bypassing Niagara Falls to connect Lakes Erie and Ontario, cannot take vessels over 740 feet long and 78 feet wide. Locks connecting Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River are also too small for footers to use. (Marker Number 11.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1978.

Location. 46° 30.127′ N, 84° 21.135′ W. Marker is in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, in Chippewa County. It is on East Portage Avenue. The marker is behind the visitors center along the gate 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,

and the Anglosphere.

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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: The stone that stops Lake Superior (a few steps from this marker); Stewart J. Cort (within shouting distance of this marker); Burns Harbor (within shouting distance of this marker); Presque Isle (within shouting distance of this marker); Paul R. Tregurtha (within shouting distance of this marker); How's the weather? (within shouting distance of this marker); Edwin H. Gott (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); International Shipmasters’ Association (about 300 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.”

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

2. American Spirit Marker

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 203 times since then and 15 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.