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We were underway at 0850 on our last leg of this circumnavigation of Lake Superior with favorable winds out of the SW and we had a great sail for 2 ½ hours before the winds died and we turned on the engine. This whole trip around Lake Superior we had not seen a single freighter until today. First the Capt. Henry Jackman passed us upbound and she was followed by Canadian Prospector downbound and Indiana Harbor upbound. We got lots of pictures. At 1216 we passed the Gros Cap Light and also crossed our upbound track thus officially completing our circumnavigation. By 1400 we were in the Canadian lock accompanied by a Soo Tour Boat. Locking down was a piece of cake only requiring us to wrap a bow and stern line around a plastic covered cable on the lock wall and holding on as we gently fell some 20 feet. We were tied up in the marina at 1430. We are very happy to be here as the forecast for tonight and tomorrow is SE winds of 20-30 knots. I mixed up a batch of Pina Coladas to toast our departure from Lake Superior and then we went out to dinner. Tomorrow we will clean the boat, defrost the freezer and get ready for the house battery bank changeover when Bill Boaz arrives on Friday.