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

Stewart J. Cort

1,000 Feet Long • Launched 1972

— Walk the Deck of a 1,000 Footer —

Stewart J. Cort Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, May 17, 2023

1. Stewart J. Cort Marker

Inscription. Why does only one have a forward pilothouse? The first footer, the Cort, is the only one with a forward pilothouse. The twelve footers that followed placed all accommodations and the pilot house at the stern saving hundreds of thousands of dollars in construction costs by not running plumbing and heating lines to the bow. (Marker Number 12.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1972.

Location. 46° 30.125′ N, 84° 21.155′ 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 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,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically,

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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: American Spirit (within shouting distance of this marker); The stone that stops Lake Superior (within shouting distance of this marker); Paul R. Tregurtha (within shouting distance of this marker); Burns Harbor (within shouting distance of this marker); Presque Isle (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); How's the weather? (about 300 feet away); Edwin H. Gott (about 300 feet away); International Shipmasters’ Association (about 400 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. Stewart J. Cort 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 198 times since then and 8 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.