CHECKING IN
Several hotel chains and local options are among the lodging choices available. Information at the Sault Ste. Marie Convention & Visitors Bureau at 1-800-647-2858 or www.saultstemarie.com.
DINING
Ship lovers will want to check out Clyde's Drive-In (1425 Riverside Drive; 1-906-632-2581). If you time your meal right, you can watch the ships on the river while gorging on a half-pound burger before dashing down to the park to watch the same ships work their way through the locks.
If you head to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, enjoy the Italian fare, including handmade pasta, at Cesira's (133 Spring St.; 1-877-783-7362; www.cesiras.com).
BETH PROBST
