SAULT STE. MARIE — The Great Lakes shipping season will begin a little sooner than expected with the Poe Lock opening on March 21. The Poe Lock, the larger of the two currently operational locks, was ...

SAULT STE. MARIE — Soo residents can again expect to hear the noises of passing freighters as the 2023 Great Lakes shipping season begins this weekend. At 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, March 25, the Poe ...

Traverse City library hosts 'Fill the Book-Bike' food drive through Dec. 13 TRAVERSE CITY, Mich,. (WPBN/WGTU) - - The Traverse City District Library is hosting a "Fill the Book-Bike" food drive, ...

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — The Great Lakes shipping season is almost here. The Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie will open the Poe Lock to all marine traffic on March 22 at 6 p.m., marking the start of the ...

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (WJMN) – The Soo Locks will close to marine traffic for critical maintenance between 11:59 P.M. on January 15 to March 25 at 12:01 A.M. Federal regulation sets the operating ...

Winter maintenance on the Poe Lock is wrapping up in Sault Ste. Marie this week. Work is done very winter on the locks, from Jan. 15 through March 25. Freighter traffic will start to use the Poe Lock ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, Soo Area Office is opening the Poe Lock on March 25, officially starting the 2022 Great Lakes shipping season. The Poe Lock closed Jan. 16 to ...

The planned new Soo Lock got a boost last week when $75.3 million for the project was included in a spending bill signed by President Donald Trump Friday. The Soo Locks, located in Sault Ste. Marie, ...

SAULT STE. MARIE, MI - After the last big freighter of the season went through the Soo Locks earlier this month, a busy window of winter maintenance kicked into high gear for this engineering marvel ...

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (WJMN) – The Soo Locks are set to reopen next week, marking the beginning of the 2023 Great Lakes shipping season. The Poe Lock will be opened at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, March ...

The Speer and the Gott are both 1,004 feet long, meaning they can only use the Poe Lock at the Soo, which is the chamber that can accommodate the largest vessels. The opening day - really, an opening ...

SAULT STE. MARIE, MI - For Great Lakes ship watchers, the annual maritime guessing game of which freighter will be the last one through the Soo Locks is reaching its fever pitch this weekend. The Soo ...