Boatnerds Gather

Last week, the Boatnerds, an unofficial group of boat watchers, met in the Sault for their annual celebrations of the glory of Great Lakes ships. This group share a love for watching the great boats that traverse the waterways. I wasn't able to join them this year but I found a great description of the time at Nerds Gather.

Today is the groundbreaking of the new lock at the Soo at 10 AM. I will post pictures as soon as they become available.

Detroit News Article

Today's Detroit News (detnews.com) is running a great article called Rebuilding the Soo Locks. It details clearly the need for a new lock and the importance of the shipping industry to our economy and security.

You can click on the article and I'd like to hear your comments on the ideas expressed there.

Are any of you readers attending the ground breaking tomorrow for the work that is beginning on the Locks? I hear that Governor Granholm and our senators will be attending. I'll keep you informed as I learn more.

New Lock Groundbreaking

I've heard and read talk of groundbreaking for a new lock at the Soo. So I emailed Linda Hoath at the Sault Convention and Visitors Bureau. Here is her response.

I'll keep you updated as I hear more information from Linda.
Linda says:

"Yes it looks like we are going to do the ground breaking on the 30^th of June not confirmed as of yet. This will be a mini engineer’s day and the public is welcome. I will keep you updated as things come through."