Winter maintenance at the Soo Locks is wrapping up as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers prepares to mark the start of the 2026 ...

The Soo Locks, which allow ships to pass safely from Lake Superior to Lake Huron, are set to open after their annual 10-week ...

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 Detroit Engineer District will open the Poe Lock, part of the Soo Locks, in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., to all marine ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 1,004-foot-long American Spirit was the last Great Lakes freighter to traverse the Soo Locks for the 2025-26 shipping season ...

The locks, which have been closed since January, will reopen and usher in the 2026 shipping season.

The Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie will open for the 2025 shipping season on March 21. The opening of the locks marks the start of the Great Lakes shipping season. The Soo Locks allow vessels to ...

The Poe Lock will open to all marine traffic at 12:01 a.m. on March 25, marking the start of the 2026 Great Lakes shipping season.

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District’s New Lock at the Soo project awarded a $222.7 million contract for the next construction phase to Kokosing ...