If This Breaks, the U.S. Could Lose $1 Trillion (The Soo Locks)

Key Topics:

  • Soo Locks, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan

  • Why there were rapids in the Soo (geology)

  • Brief history of the Soo Locks area

  • History of the Soo Locks

  • How the Locks work

  • What’s next for the Soo Locks?

  • Why the locks are so critical to U.S. infrastructure

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