CHIPPEWA COUNTY — The 2026 Soo Locks tour boat season got underway today with two companies each providing the first three tours of the season. The Original Soo Locks Boat Tours, now in its 92nd ...

The Soo Locks are a system of parallel locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan that allow ships to travel between Lakes Superior and Huron by bypassing the fast-moving rapids of the Saint Marys River.

After the American Century accidentally dropped its anchor in the Soo Locks on Wednesday, April 29, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District carried out additional inspections to check for ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Soo Locks are back open after being closed for several hours on Wednesday. Carrie Fox, a spokesperson for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, told News 8 affiliate 9&10 ...

SOO LOCKS, MI - Ship traffic through the Soo Locks has been slow in the few days since it opened, with the current huge freighter traffic jam on both the upbound and downbound passages being blamed on ...

(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 ...

Sault Ste. Marie — Icebreakers are chewing through late-season ice on key routes as the Soo Locks prepare to open at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, signaling the start of the 2026 Great Lakes commercial ...

The Great Lakes shipping season is set to reopen soon for the upcoming season when the Soo Locks receive ships this month. The Poe lock will reopen for spring shipping at 12:01 a.m. March 25. The ...

CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will open the Soo Locks at 12:01 a.m. on March 25. The opening of the Poe Lock will mark the start of the 2026 Great Lakes ...

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.