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 countdown is on to the start of the Great Lakes shipping season as the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie are set to reopen moments after midnight Wednesday, March 25. The Poe lock will reopen for ...

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 ...

SAULT STE. MARIE, MI – 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 2026 shipping season. According to the U.S. Army ...

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.