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Great Lakes St. Marys River Locks and Trade History
The article recalls the Sault Sainte Marie canal at the east end of Michigan's Upper Peninsula where five great locks on both sides of the border enable vast ore traffic. It notes ships total about 100 daily during navigation, yearly trade around 90 million tons worth over a billion dollars, and marks the Davis and Sabin Locks as the longest in the world. The canal’s history traces from Indigenous navigation and fur trade to 19th century construction, with locks completed by 1919.
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Lake Superior
Lake Huron
Pather Marquette
Sault Sainte Marie
St. Mary’s River
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Superior
Huron
Trafic
St. Mary's River
North West, Fur Company
Locke
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