Sault Saint Marie has a well done museum ship called the 'Valley Camp'. It was an ore carrier on the lakes and has been retired and put on display.
Unlike other ore carriers we visited this one includes a large maritime museum in the cargo holds.
They have the remains of the 'Edmund Fitzgerald' life boats as well as the crushed marker buoys from marking the wreck - a sign of the power of the storms as they imploded due to pressure from being pushed underwater during a severe storm.
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| A model of the ship along with taconite pellets greats you just inside the entry. |
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| The floors of the cargo holds show the results of decades of cargo deforming the plates over the underlying structure |
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| An understanding of SAG and HOG is needed to understand the wreck of the Edmund Fitsgerald |
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| Models showing the increased size of current great lake ore carriers compared tot he 'Valley Camp' |
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| Triple expansion steam boilers wee state of the art in their day |
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| Many beautiful ship models were on display |
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| Great lakes physical characteristics were explained in detail |
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| The lifeboats of the Edmund Fitxgerald |
Man, those buoys were really smushed! Nice pictures Pops.
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