Michigan-upper peninsular

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Morey,
Yes, driving over suspension bridges with large vehicles definitely requires a "technique", the "driver assist program / escort" is a good thing for everyone!
Me, I grew up in the North and learned to drive at 16 on them with the "ole man"...... first trip out of motor vehicles with my newly minted learners permit at 16 and 1/2 hour later I was driving on a suspension bridge! The "ole man" MUST have had nerves of steel!
As promised yesterday more pictures:

Pic 3) At the city RV park where we are staying from the roof of the bird. Notice the clouds..that was the cold front that brought the rain and cooler temps to the entire Northeast last weekend. I think that may have been David's PA. monsoon front, it was up here as well!

Pic 1) A "big boy" at SOO Locks Park in downtown Water street. It is in the "high" side of the locks being lowered to travel forward. The tourist brochure says they carry grain, ore, etc... You can tell which ones are empty or full by how they "sit" in the water by reading the "depth" lines painted in the hull.

The park is free and has a "viewing tower", but no pets. We brought the "crew" so we took turns but North of the park viewing tower is actually where the big boys enter the locks and "float down". The park viewing tower is set up so you can watch the southern ships enter and "float up" .There is a steel fence surrounding the park so I stuck the camera through the fence to get that picture of the Northern end of the park locks. You can walk the entire locks with the dogs on the street side of the park/ fence both North and South. Plenty of shade to set up a chair, watch the ships and have lunch! The bridge behind in #1 is I-75 into Canada..... Yes the downtown park it is patrolled by both Homeland security and Border patrol with the usual caveat that everyone is subject to search........etc............

Pic 2 same as pic 1, same ship except is shows you the fence and gives you a better perspective of my description and the public downtown street you can walk and what you can see in case you have dogs and want to take them. Of course you have to put up with me and my two mutts in the pic as well!!!!!

FWIW the URL of the city RV park in case you are so inclined. Open 5/15-10/15:
http://www.sault-sainte-marie.mi.us/aunecamp.htm

URL of the downtown SOO Locks park:
http://www.michigan.org/property/soo-locks/