SS Valley Camp
SS Valley Camp is a lake freighter that served on the Great Lakes for almost 50 years and is now a museum ship in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.Photo: Cason, Public domain.
- Type: Museum
- Description: lake freighter built in 1917
- Also known as: “Steamship Valley Camp”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tower of History and John Johnston House.
Tower of History
Photo: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Tower of History is a 210-foot observation tower in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Located at 326 E. Portage Avenue, it was the tallest observation tower in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan when completed in 1968. Tower of History is situated 1,100 feet west of SS Valley Camp.
John Johnston House
House
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The John Johnston House is a private house located at 415 Water Street in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1958. John Johnston House is situated 450 feet west of SS Valley Camp.
Saint Marys Falls Hydropower Plant
Dam
Photo: Chris857, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Saint Marys Falls Hydropower Plant is an 18-MW hydroelectric generating plant located in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. It extracts water from the St. Saint Marys Falls Hydropower Plant is situated 1,300 feet southeast of SS Valley Camp.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sault Sainte Marie and Sault Sainte Marie.
Sault Sainte Marie
Photo: Bohao Zhao, CC BY 3.0.
Sault Ste Marie or is a city of 14,000 people in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, across the river from the twin city of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario in Canada.
Sault Sainte Marie
Photo: Fungus Guy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sault Ste. Marie is a city of approximately 72,000 people, in Northern Ontario. It is the beginning and end point of the Agawa Canyon Tour Train. Directly across the St. Mary's River—and the Canada/US border—is its twin city, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.
SS Valley Camp
- Categories: steamship, lake freighter, museum ship, preserved watercraft, ship, building, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: Chippewa, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.49924° or 46° 29′ 57″ northLongitude
-84.33645° or 84° 20′ 11″ westInception
1917Open location code
86RQFMX7+MCOpenStreetMap ID
way 172630968OpenStreetMap feature
building=shipOpenStreetMap feature
historic=shipOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7605486
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In Other Languages
From French to Irish—“SS Valley Camp” goes by many names.
- French: “SS Valley Camp”
- French: “Valley Camp”
- Irish: “SS Valley Camp”
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Highlights include Great Lakes Marine Hall of Fame and George Kemp Downtown Marina.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Marina Office and SS Valley Camp Gift Shop.
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