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 ...
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.