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.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says public access around the Soo Locks will be limited for Engineers Day on June 27. Access will be limited to the Canal Park "out of an abundance of caution, in ...

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 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 ...