The Great Lakes shipping season will begin early in 2025 with the Soo Locks reopening this week The U.S. Army Corp of ...

STURGEON BAY (WLUK) -- 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 in Michigan's ...

(WXYZ) — The Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie are a critical piece to the ever-important Great Lakes shipping industry. Each year, from late March through mid-January ...

The 2025 Great Lakes shipping season will kick off four days earlier than expected. That’s because the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to open the Soo Locks to shipping traffic on the morning ...

SAULT STE. MARIE — The Soo Locks were set to close at midnight Wednesday, bringing the curtain down on the Great Lakes shipping season. The locks close at 11:59 p.m. Wednesday night and will remain ...

The SS Alpena, built in 1942, is the oldest working freighter on the Great Lakes. The freighter, currently docked in Cleveland for repairs, has been operating since before the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.

Whitefish Point at the Upper Peninsula’s northeastern tip is a notoriously challenging area for ship captains navigating Lake Superior. It’s where they decide whether conditions are a “go” or “no go” ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — From summertime beach fun to the famous brewing company, the Great Lakes have made a name for themselves in a variety of ways. However, not everyone pictures its long history in trading ...