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 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 ...
Rendering above depicts how the Soo Locks will look once the New Lock at the Soo is complete in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. The new lock will be built in the footprint of the Sabin Lock, which is being ...
SAULT STE. MARIE, MI – Major marine traffic will return to the upper-most Great Lake later this month with the opening of the Soo Locks to kick off the 2026 shipping season. According to the U.S. Army ...