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 ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says public access around the Soo Locks will be limited for Engineers Day on June 27. Access will be limited to the Canal Park "out of an abundance of caution, in ...

Sault Ste. Marie's annual Engineers Day celebration will feature restricted access to passing freighters due to a federal order. Visitors will not be allowed to walk across the Soo Locks this year, ...

SAULT STE. MARIE, MI - Engineers Day is known for its unique access to the Soo Locks. That won’t be part of the 2025 event, federal officials announced today. Sault Ste. Marie will celebrate the 250th ...

Thousands of ships pass through the Soo Locks on a yearly basis, but the winter season happens to be one of the busiest times of year there for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers workers. “We tried to cram ...

Michigan's Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie will open to marine traffic about two weeks early this year, officials said. The Poe Lock will open to all marine traffic at 6 p.m. on March 22, the U.S. Army ...

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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.