The Tower of History shoots up 210 feet, making it the tallest thing around by a significant margin. The elevator ride to the ...

From the editorial: "(Do we) invest the additional $500,000 to $800,000 needed to keep us in the cruise game? If yes, would ...

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.

The popular attraction draws nearly one-quarter of a million people from across the globe each year and is located inside the historic Soo Locks Canal Park. It will remain open until Oct. 31. There is ...

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 ...

The Dirk S. VanEnkevort with its barge Michigan Trader were headed for Superior, Wisconsin to load iron ore. The first to hit the Soo Locks this season, they are seen here entering shortly after ...

SAULT STE. MARIE — Around 150 freighter fans gathered at the Soo Locks at midnight Wednesday to welcome the first vessel of the 2026 shipping season. The Dirk S. VanEnkevort tug and Michigan Trader ...

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 ...