The Great Lakes shipping season is kicking off this week as the the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie reopen early, marking the start of the 2025 season. The Poe Lock will open at 8 a.m. Friday, U.S. Army ...

SAULT STE. MARIE — The Soo Locks were set to close at midnight Wednesday, bringing the curtain down on the Great Lakes shipping season. The locks close at 11:59 p.m. Wednesday night and will remain ...

SOO LOCKS, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- - The Soo Locks are now open. The shipping industry and major steel producers requested the locks open early. According to the Lake Carriers Association, extreme wind ...

SAULT STE. MARIE, MI - Ship enthusiasts have another day to track the big freighters heading upbound and downbound, then the Soo Locks will close for several weeks for annual maintenance work. The big ...

(WXYZ) — The Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie are a critical piece to the ever-important Great Lakes shipping industry. Each year, from late March through mid-January ...

SAULT STE. MARIE, MI - Sometimes, you have to be a little early if you want to make sure you’re the first in line. When the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced it would be opening the Soo Locks ...

SAULT STE. MARIE — Sen. Gary Peters visited the Soo Locks on the second day of his annual motorcycle trip across Michigan. Each year, Peters rides hundreds of miles. This trip took him from Kalamazoo ...

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 ...