Original Soo Locks Boat Tours

07/01/2025

From all of us at the Original Soo Locks Boat Tours we want to wish our friends to the North a Happy Canada Day.

07/01/2025

FIREWORKS CRUISES $15 Adult & $10 Child
July 1st & 4th, 2025 Departs
Check-in 8:45pm Departs at 9:15 PM

2 Exceptional Sunset/Fireworks on the Same Week! Welcome to the Twin Saults! Experience a spectacular fireworks display on Canada Day, Tuesday July 1, and Independence Day, Friday July 4. Enjoy beautiful a sunset and dazzling firework display on the lower harbor of the St. Mary's River right here in Sault Ste. Marie!

Dynamite prices! $15 for Adult & $10 for Children (children 5-17 accompanied by an adult 5 & under free)
This cruise includes a brief tour on the lower St. Mary's River and viewing the fireworks display.

TICKETS https://www.originalsoolocktours.com/buy-tickets/

This cruise does not go through the Soo Locks.
The Fireworks Cruise departs at 9:15 pm and lasts 1 1/2 hours
Cruise departs from the:

Green & White #1 Dock
Original Soo Locks Boat Tours
1157 East Portage Ave.
Sault St. Marie, Michigan 49783
(906) 632-6301

Seating is limited and filling up! Reservations are highly recommended.

Sault Area Chamber of Commerce I Love Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan

07/01/2025

This is definitely going to be good when things heat up this afternoon! :-)

Grab a group of friends and stop in today at Alpine Chocolat Haus Sault😎

07/01/2025

What a beautiful morning on the St.Mary's River here in Sault Michigan!😎 Looks like we have some nice weather ahead of us this week, so come join us for a tour around the Soo Locks! Just a reminder we have some amazing deals on 2 Sunset/Firework Cruises this week $15 for Adult and $10 for Child. Tonight for Canada Day and July 4th for Independence Day. Both cruises departs at 9:15pm at the Original Soo Lock Boat Tours. https://www.originalsoolocktours.com/buy-tickets/
I Love Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Michigan's Upper Peninsula

07/01/2025

🚢 🎉 Congratulations to Our Lucky Winners! 🎉 🚢

We’re excited to announce the two lucky winners of the Ojibway Supply Ship Ride Drawing from our amazing Little Sailors Day celebration!

🌟 Krista Willette and her daughter
🌟 Audrey Hopbauer and her son

These two families have won a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to ride aboard the Ojibway Supply Ship out to a freighter, thanks to our generous partners at Soo Marine Supply!

A big thank you to Captain Mike Porcaro, Supervisor/Crane Operator Mark Hoornstra, and everyone at Soo Marine Supply for making it possible to bring the Ojibway to Original Soo Locks Boat Tours for Little Sailors Day. The feedback was overwhelming—you put big smiles on a lot of faces!

We also want to thank everyone who participated and helped make this event such a success. We loved seeing so many smiling faces and future sailors enjoying the day!

From all of us here at Original Soo Locks Boat Tours—congratulations, and thank you for being part of Little Sailors Day!

📣 Stay tuned! We’ll soon be announcing the winner of the Western Great Lakes Pilot Association drawing for a trip on their pilot boat out to a freighter! ⚓🌊

I Love Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan DRE Designs - Great Lakes Marine Products Sault Area Chamber of Commerce The Sault Events Interlake Steamship Company

06/30/2025

Thank you, what an amazing article and coverage of Little Sailors Day, Jim Lehocky of SooLeader.com! We at Original Soo Locks Boat Tours would like to give a big thank you to each and every vendor, advertiser, and participant, both on site and off, for making this annual event an amazing one! Special thanks to all of the guests who accepted our invitation and came for a boat ride, water safety demonstrations, and more! Also thank you to all of the hard working employees of Original Soo Locks Boat Tours for the extra hours they spent preparing for this event, especially Sheila Merchand and Norris Seward who spent many hours planning and contacting everyone involved. Thank you to Western Great Lakes Pilot Association for sponsoring this event, and to Jim Alton of Sovereign communications for going the extra mile to get the word out. And so many more thanks, we need more posts to cover them all! Thank you everyone!

Children took the helm—literally—at the second annual Little Sailors Day on Saturday as they explored military boats, met industry professionals, and learned vital water safety skills

06/30/2025

Good morning from the Hiawatha crew. This morning, we watched the Algoma Conveyor depart from the Poe Lock. The water reflections are lovely. As we anticipate pleasant summer days, why not join us for a Soo Locks cruise with the Original Soo Lock Boat Tours? We would love having you on board. :-)

Michigan FUN Things To Do! Upper Michigan Source- Photo of the Day

06/29/2025

A Big Shout Out To Our Community & Western Great Lakes Pilot Association for helping out with LITTLE SAILORS DAY!👏
50 PHOTOS of our 2025 LITTLE SAILORS DAY! This was an amazing turnout with in estimate of around 800 to a 1000 people showing up. This truly was an amazing day for kids and families. So many smiles and so much fun! We can not thank everyone involved enough and everyone's enthusiasm in coming back next year. A special thanks to Soo Marine for bringing down the Supply Ship Ojibway and Kokosing for the tug demonstrations of the Shirley Ann & Valerie B. This was definitely an amazing maritime experience! :-)
Let's keep building this community event and pass this on to everyone that would like to join in next year! We are already looking forward to next year's LITTLE SAILORS DAY! :-)
We will be announcing the PRIZE WINNERS from the Western Great Lakes Pilot Association and Soo Marine Supply Boat Ojibway drawing to "WIN A RIDE OUT TO A FREIGHTER" on Monday Evening. Stay tuned! :-)

Interlake Steamship Company I Love Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan SooLeader.com Soo Locks Visitors Center Association Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Michigan Source- Photo of the Day Little Sailors Day - Kids Ride Free

06/28/2025

Happening Now! :-) LITTLE SAILORS DAY at the Original Soo Lock Boat Tours! Come join the fun! 😁

06/28/2025

Today is it! LITTLE SAILORS DAY is here! Kid's Ride Free at the Original Soo Lock Boat Tours! Come join in maritime celebration! We will have a lot of family fun activities going on from 10 am to 4:30 pm. Boats On Display, Surprise vist from the Kokosing Tugs Shirley Ann & Valerie B., Soo Marine with the Supply Ship Ojibway, interactive fun learning demonstrations, games, giveaways, coupons for Little Sailors Meals from local establishments and much much more! Come join in on the community maritime adventure! Here at the Dock #1 ORIGINAL SOO LOCK BOATS. This is going to be an amazing fun filled family event! :-)

I Love Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Sault Area Chamber of Commerce Tourism Sault Ste. Marie

06/28/2025

Today was a great day! Decky our mascot got out and enjoyed meeting everyone at Engineers Day. Now we are all ready for LITTLE SAILORS DAY - Kids Ride Free Tomorrow June 28 10am to 4:30 pm here at Dock #1 here at the Original Soo Lock Boat Tours! Come join us during this maritime celebration! :-)