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In July 2024 we spent 3 weeks exploring Michigan's Upper Peninsula. During our last week, we drove to Sault Ste. Marie to see some sites, one of which was the Museum Ship Valley Camp. The Valley Camp was built in Lorain, Ohio in 1917 and was in service until 1966. Over the years the 550-foot long bulk carrier traveled approximately 3 million miles and carried more than 16 million tons of cargo. The ship was purchased by Le Sault de Sainte Marie Historical Sites in 1968 and transformed into a unique maritime museum.

We were able to explore nearly every inch of the Valley Camp, including the pilot house, galley, dining areas, sleeping quarters and engine room. The cargo holds that once held coal, iron ore and limestone now contain displays of shipwrecks, lighthouses and local history. Displays onboard also include an exhibit about the Edmund Fitzgerald with two lifeboats recovered from the wreck, and four 1200 gallon aquariums filled with trout, walleye, perch, pike and other fish.

After exploring the interior of the ship and the pilot house, we made our way down to the stern at the opposite end where we watched a ship exiting the locks slowly make its way down the St. Marys River toward Lake Huron.

To learn more about our trip to Sault Ste. Marie and Michigan's Upper Peninsula, visit our blog at https://rviewfromherebydandj.blogspot.com/.