With the arrival of spring, the season for shipping on the Great Lakes typically begins. The event coincides with the opening of the Soo Locks on Lake Superior.

The Poe Lock at the Soo Locks re-opened on Friday, March 21. The Clyde S. Van Enkvort tugboat and its partner barge, the Erie ...

SAULT STE. MARIE, MI -- The 2025 Great Lakes shipping season is now underway, with the first ship passing through the Soo ...

A new season of shipping on the Great Lakes is underway. That means you’ll soon see those large freighters once again. The ...

Today marks the first day of the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie opens for the 2025 Great Lakes shipping season, an official sign of Spring in Michigan! The U.S. Army ...

The Erie Trader was being pushed by the smaller Clyde S. Van Enkvort as it passed through the Soo Locks on Friday morning.

SAULT STE MARIE, Mich. – Michigan State Police, the Army Core of Engineers and the U.S. Coast Guard worked together to rescue ...

The first ship of the season at the Soo Locks arrived a day early and remained anchored nearby until the big Poe Lock opened today.

The opening of the Soo Locks in Sault St. Marie, Ontario, Canada, on March 21 marks the start of the Great Lakes shipping ...

The Great Lakes will see some earlier shipping activity this year as the Soo Locks will open earlier than normal when the Poe ...

An ice rescue team with the U.S. Coast Guard Station Sault Ste. Marie responded to the scene, a boat basin for the U.S. Army ...

The U.S. Coast Guard Station Sault Ste. Marie rescued a dog named Cujo from the icy waters of the Saint Mary’s River, ...