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The Soo Locks opened Monday and the 2019 shipping season has officially begun. The first ship passed through the Soo Locks at 12:01 on Monday morning. The…
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The Soo Locks closed for the winter on Tuesday and are expected to undergo several million dollars in repairs.The locks are shut down every year between…
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The Poe lock in Sault Saint Marie will receive a roughly $2-million upgrade in the spring of 2019.The Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a contract to…
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A bill authorizing funding for a fifth Soo Lock passed the US House of Representatives Thursday.State and federal lawmakers have long called for the…
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In May, the Trump Administration announced a 25 percent tariff on imported steel from Canada, the EU, and Mexico.By July, Canada had hit back, putting in…
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Sault Sainte Marie will hold a three-day celebration this weekend honoring its 350th anniversary.Historians say Sault Sainte Marie’s European settlement…
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The US Army Corps of Engineers says in a report Monday that building a new Soo lock able to accommodate the largest ships on the Great Lakes will help the…
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The US Army Corps of Engineers released a cost-benefit analysis Monday for building a new lock in Sault Ste Marie.The report started in 2016, estimates…
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The Soo Locks reopened Sunday, kicking off the 2018 Great Lakes shipping season.Officials with the US Army Corps of Engineers say several ships were lined…
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The recent cold snap has left Great Lakes freighters struggling through ice covered lakes trying to make their final loads before the shipping season ends…