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Page 8 SOO LOCKS MARKS 150th ANNIVERSARY This summer boat watchers will gather along the St. Marys River to watch vessels passing by, taking for granted the ease at which they travel from Lake Huron to Lake Superior. When you look back on the original idea for the locks, very few people could envision the economic benefits. Before the locks were built, vessels were forced to unload their cargo, portage one mile and then be reloaded. Michigan members in Congress received little support for a canal at Sault Ste. Marie. Henry Clay stated, "it was beyond the remotest settlement in the United States, if not the moon". However, President Filmore saw the need and stated, "a ship canal around the falls of St. Mary of less than a mile in St. Mary's Falls Canal - July 2, 1877 Early photos from Dossin Collection