SAULT STE. MARIE — The presence of the Soo Locks in the heart of downtown Sault Ste. Marie allows for one of the city's most popular and unique hobbies, watching and tracking freighters. The Atlantic ...
The 1,004-foot-long American Spirit was the last Great Lakes freighter to traverse the Soo Locks for the 2025-26 shipping season on Thursday, Jan. 15, as the facility closes for winter maintenance.
CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) -- It's a race to the finish of the shipping season and the closure of the Soo Locks. The M/V Herbert C. Jackson made her final trip through the Soo Locks for the ...