A new season of shipping on the Great Lakes is underway. That means you’ll soon see those large freighters once again. The ...

The opening of the Soo Locks in Sault St. Marie, Ontario, Canada, on March 21 marks the start of the Great Lakes shipping ...

The Great Lakes shipping season gets underway early this week as the Soo Locks open Friday morning. How to watch the big ships online.

MARIE, Mich. — The 2025 shipping season is on course to be ahead of schedule after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced on Friday that the Poe Lock at the Soo Locks will reopen on Friday ...

SAULT STE. MARIE, MI— The Soo Locks are opening early this spring. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the Poe Lock will open to all marine traffic at 8 a.m. on March 21. That will signal the start ...

The 2025 Great Lakes shipping season will kick off four days earlier than expected. That’s because the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to open the Soo Locks to shipping traffic on the morning ...

The Soo Locks officially closed back on January 16th when annual repairs and maintenance were accomplished. The smaller MacArthur Lock will open in April. More than 4,500 vessels carrying around 80 ...

The Poe Lock is the larger of the two Soo Locks in operation currently, allowing for freighters of up to 1,000 feet long. The shipping industry requested that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers open ...

SAULT STE. MARIE, MI – The Soo Locks will open a few days early this season, kicking off the 2025 Great Lakes shipping season at 8 a.m. on Friday, March 21. Soo Locks Park will be open for ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District will open the Poe Lock, part of the Soo Locks, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan early to all marine traffic at 8 a.m. on March 21, marking the start ...