The Sugar Island Ferry provides automobile and passenger access between Sault Ste. Marie and Sugar Island, formerly a center of maple sugaring. The short route that the ferry travels crosses the shipping channel. Despite the high volume of freighter traffic through the locks, freighters typically do not dock in the Sault. However, the city hosts tugs, a tourist passenger ferry service, and a Coast Guard station along the shoreline on the lower (east) side of the Soo Locks. The United States Postal Service operates a "Marine Post Office", situated within the locks, to service ships as they pass through.
the sugar island ferry provides automobile and passenger access between sault ste marie and sugar island formerly a center of maple sugaring the short route that the ferry travels crosses the shipping channel despite the high volume of freighter traffic through the locks freighters typically do not dock in the sault however the city hosts tugs a tourist passenger ferry service and a coast guard station along the shoreline on the lower (east) side of the soo locks the united states postal service operates a "marine post office" situated within the locks to service ships as they pass through