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

Burns Harbor

1,000 Feet Long • Launched 1980

— Walk the Deck of a 1,000 Footer —

Burns Harbor Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, May 17, 2023

1. Burns Harbor Marker

Inscription. Do they lock through often? Footers make regular runs between loading docks on Lake Superior and the harbors large enough to serve them on the lower lakes. Most are through the locks about every three days, carrying millions of tons of iron ore and coal during the 10-month navigation season. (Marker Number 10.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1980.

Location. 46° 30.128′ N, 84° 21.109′ W. Marker is in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, in Chippewa County. It is on 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,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in

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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: Presque Isle (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); How's the weather? (within shouting distance of this marker); Edwin H. Gott (within shouting distance of this marker); Stewart J. Cort (within shouting distance of this marker); International Shipmasters’ Association (within shouting distance of this marker); American Century (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. Burns Harbor 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 155 times since then and 9 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.