Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 1,004-foot-long American Spirit was the last Great Lakes freighter to traverse the Soo Locks for the 2025-26 shipping season ...

The Soo Locks is set to open tonight, kicking off the 2024 shipping season on the upper Great Lakes. And there won’t be any last-minute guessing about which freighter will be the first ship through ...

SAULT STE MARIE, Mich,. (WPBN/WGTU) - - The Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie will close for the season for repair and maintenance. It will be closed to all marine traffic starting January 15 to March 25.

SAULT STE. MARIE, MI - The Soo Locks will open a few days early this season, kicking off the 2024 Great Lakes shipping season at 6 p.m. on March 22. The locks big Poe Lock, which has been closed 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.