Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SOO LOCKS, MI - Shipping in the Upper Great Lakes kicked off in the wee hours today when the Soo Locks officially reopened after ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SOO LOCKS, MI - Ship traffic through the Soo Locks has been slow in the few days since it opened, with the current huge freighter ...

SAULT STE. MARIE, MI - Michigan’s famous Soo Locks has set its closing date ahead of its annual winter maintenance work. And with this massive lock system closing for several weeks, it will cut off ...

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.

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.

SAULT STE. MARIE, MI - It may have hit 80 degrees downstate today, but it looked like winter in parts of the Upper Peninsula. An ice buildup in the Soo Locks caused an eight-hour delay for some big ...