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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 ...

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 the ...

Sault Ste. Marie is celebrating its largest icon with Engineers Day on Friday, June 27, but a security order by federal officials means people won't get as close to passing freighters as in the past.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, announced they will be opening up part of the Soo Locks early this year to kick off the 2025 Great Lakes shipping season. The Poe Lock in Sault Ste.

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — The 2025 shipping season is on course to be ahead of schedule after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced on Friday that the Poe Lock at the Soo Locks will reopen on ...

They threw open the door and no one has come. That’s the situation Mark Gill finds himself in as the director of vessel traffic at the Soo Locks at Sault Ste. Marie. The locks opened early Tuesday ...

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, ...

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 ...

SAULT STE. MARIE, MI — The 2025 Great Lakes shipping season is underway, with the first ship passing through the Soo Locks Friday. A hundred people watched the tug-barge combo, The Clyde S.