Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Great Lakes shipping season is kicking off this week as the the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie reopen early, marking the start ...

The countdown is on to the start of the Great Lakes shipping season as the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie are set to reopen moments after midnight Wednesday, March 25. The Poe lock will reopen for ...

SAULT STE. MARIE, MI – Major marine traffic will return to the upper-most Great Lake later this month with the opening of the Soo Locks to kick off the 2026 shipping season. According to the U.S. Army ...

SAULT STE. MARIE — The Soo Locks’ MacArthur Lock will close for the Navigation Season on Dec. 16 for seasonal repairs and maintenance. The Poe Lock will remain open until Jan. 15, 2025, or until ...

The Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie will open early for the second straight year, officials announced on Thursday. According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Poe Lock, the largest lock in the ...

A little over a day and half since the Soo Locks opened providing access to Lake Superior and critical raw materials like iron ore, and the U.S.-flagged Great Lakes commercial fleet is at a standstill ...

(WXYZ) — The Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie officially opened for the 2026 shipping season overnight, welcoming the first ship – which was actually a tug and barge ...

The Great Lakes shipping season began on March 25 with the first ship passing through the Soo Locks. Considered the world's busiest lock system by tonnage, the Soo Locks are vital for transporting ...

Well past midnight and the planned closing time for the Soo Locks, the American Mariner made passage through the Poe Lock to bring down the curtain on the 2024-25 shipping season on the Upper Great ...