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Photos: The 2 Saults

A Soo Locks Boat Tours vessel takes passengers through locks on the St. Marys River.

A Soo Locks Boat Tours vessel takes passengers through locks on the St. Marys River.  (Mary Bergin/For Tribune Newspapers, Chicago Tribune)

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The two Sault Ste. Maries are twin cities in name, not appearance, but both offer a lot worth seeing on the U.S.-Canada border.

A fur-trading past

The 1819 Clergue Blockhouse in Ontario is a reminder of the area’s fur-trading history.  (Mary Bergin/For Tribune Newspapers, Chicago Tribune)

Front-row seat

Karl’s Cuisine in Michigan is known for its stromboli sandwiches and prime views of Soo Locks traffic.  (Mary Bergin/For Tribune Newspapers, Chicago Tribune)

It's wild

In the array of taxidermy at The Antlers restaurant in Michigan are a two-headed calf, plus wildlife large and small.  (Mary Bergin/For Tribune Newspapers, Chicago Tribune)

Tons and tons

About 86 million tons of cargo each year pass through the Soo Locks on freighters.  (Mary Bergin/For Tribune Newspapers, Chicago Tribune)

Power plant

The Edison Sault Hydroelectric Plant in Michigan has operated since 1902 and is one of the oldest continuously operating power plants in North America.  (Mary Bergin/For Tribune Newspapers, Chicago Tribune)

Lifeboat from the Fitzgerald

Nautical history artifacts at the Museum Ship Valley Camp include an Edmund Fitzgerald lifeboat. The Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior 40 years ago.  (Mary Bergin/For Tribune Newspapers, Chicago Tribune)

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