The Soo Locks park and viewing platform will open at 11:30 p.m. March 24 to allow visitors to welcome the first passing ship, ...

The Great Lakes shipping season is kicking off this week as the the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie reopen early, marking the start of the 2025 season. The Poe Lock will open at 8 a.m. Friday, U.S. Army ...

SAULT STE. MARIE — On July 20, the Original Soo Locks Boat Tours is celebrating the 90th anniversary of tugboat captain Milo Beechwood Welch making his first trip through the locks with an audience.

SAULT STE. MARIE — Dozens of self-proclaimed “boatnerds” geared up for Engineers Day at the Soo Locks with their 26th annual picnic on Thursday. Boatnerds are a unique group of people who love ...

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 ...

SAULT STE. MARIE, MI – It’s mid-October and that means peak fall colors in the eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan. With its famous Soo Locks, Sault Ste. Marie is one U.P. destination not to miss ...

While you're in Michigan's Upper Peninsula this summer, consider a stop in Sault Ste. Marie, a quaint border town famous for its shipping locks. The area also features downtown shopping and dining, ...

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.