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

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 ...

The 2025 Great Lakes shipping season kicks off this week when the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and reopen early on Friday. The Poe Lock will open to marine traffic at 8 a.m. on Friday ...

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 Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie will open early for the second straight year, officials announced on Thursday. According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Poe Lock, the largest lock in ...

RELATED: Bedrock blasting planned as part of new lock construction at Soo Locks In recent years, the celebration has expanded into downtown Sault Ste. Marie with an art fair. There are also open ...