| Friday,
June 29 |
| Engineers Day, Soo Locks |
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| Group picture on the stairs at
the south side of the Locks (near lower approach to the McArthur Lock. |
9:30 a.m. |
Group picture for Live
Web Cams
We'll pose with the Boatnerd banner on the grassy area between the locks.
Look for the large
banner. |
11:00 a.m. |
River and Locks Cruise
Departing from Soo, Canada aboard the Chief Shingwauk. Sponsored by Lock Tours
Canada
Click here to print out
map to the dock
LOCK TOURS CANADA BOAT CRUISES
ROBERTA BONDAR PARK
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON. CANADA
TEL: (705) 253-9850
TOLL FREE 1-877-226-3665 |
6:00 p.m. |
Parade of Tugs
Departing the Purvis Marine Dock at 6:30 P.M.
View parade from the American or Canadian Locks, 7:00 - 9:00 P.M. |
6:30 p.m. to
9:00 p.m. |
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| Saturday,
July 1 |
Annual International Bridge Walk.
Starts from LSSU Norris Center at 9:00 AM. to Bondar Park. Busses will return you to the
U.S. side This is a great opportunity to take pix of the locks, and maybe boat
traffic while walking across.
The walk is 3.8 miles according to the Soo Festival Committee and takes about 1-1/2 hours. |
9:00 a.m. |
Tug boat race
Best view on the U.S. side from the fishing dock located at the East end of the
Edison Soo Hydro Plant. Canadian side view from Bondar Park. |
About noon |
Informal meeting at Mission Point
Come and enjoy this great spot on the river to watch boats and take
pictures.
Map
to mission point (behind Clide's Drive-In
Restaurant
and next to the Sugar
Island Ferry Dock)
|
After tug boat races (approximately
3:00 p.m.) |
Meeting and Slides at Mission Point
Bring your slides or anything you have to show.
Weather permitting, we will show slides starting at dusk. (If anyone
has a small generator they can bring please e-mail)
Be sure to bring a lawn chair and mosquito
repellant. |
Weather
permitting
7:00 p.m. - ?? |
