Clyde’s
After twelve days on the road it was time to do a little
laundry and repack. We were lucky to hear of a very nice laundry mat having their
grand opening, and only a block away from our motel.
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| Up North Laundry |
Before we left home, we checked Trip Advisor for the best
restaurants in Sault Ste. Marie. One of the top three was a place called
Clyde’s. After looking at the photo of the building, reviews were in order. What
turned up was a little unusual. No one trashed the place, and the reviews were
all excellent or good, except six. Those six were all average.
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| Clyde's |
Clyde’s is a throwback to the 1950s with most of their food
ordered to go or served to your car by a “car hop”. Yes, a car hop. When was
the last time you were served by a car hop? The good thing is they also have
12, count them, 12 inside seats at their bar. That is two more than the Texas
Tavern! And, inside is where you want to be.
With about 6 employees, the place runs like a machine; the volume of
food going out the door is staggering. Every move appears to have been
rehearsed a thousand times.
We like burgers and have tried quite a few in the past, but
Clyde’s serves up one of the best we have ever had.
After lunch we took a tour of the Soo Locks. We have done
this on previous trips to Sault Ste. Marie but this tour was a bit different…
the tour boat “locked up” through the Canadian Lock. This lock is small and
cannot handle any of the freighters that travel the lakes. It is reserved for
small private vessels and tour boats. By taking this route, we traveled
counter-clockwise around the rapids and locks. Reversing direction offered an
opportunity to see things missed on the clockwise trip.
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| St Marys River Rapids |
With a population of 75,000, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario is
much larger than its sister city. Shining in the afternoon sunlight is its
civic center.
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| Civic Center |
The Essar Steel Algoma, Inc. steel mill, located on the
Canadian side of the river, produces rolled steel for the car and appliance industry,
and can produce 4 million tons a year. One
of the raw products used in the production of steel at Algoma includes coal
from West Virginia.
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| Essar Steel Algoma |
This is how the 1004 feet long, 105 feet wide freighter,
Edgar B. Speer, looks as it rises 21 feet out of the Poe Lock to enter Lake
Superior.
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| Edgar B. Speer |
One of the tour boats on the St Marys River.
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