While you're in Michigan's Upper Peninsula this summer, consider a stop in Sault Ste. Marie, a quaint border town famous for its shipping locks. The area also features downtown shopping and dining, ...

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 ...

SAULT STE. MARIE, MI – Bedrock blasting for the new lock at the Soo Locks will begin in early February, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced. Blasting activities will continue, on a “semiregular ...

SAULT STE. MARIE, MI – A dog was returned to his family Wednesday night after a hazardous adventure that involved getting stuck on Lake Superior ice near the Soo Locks. Wednesday night, the U.S. Coast ...

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, ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS)– Today marks the first day of the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie opens for the 2025 Great Lakes shipping season, an official sign of Spring in Michigan! The U.S. Army Corps of ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a dog stuck in icy waters near the Soo Locks Wednesday. The Sector Northern Great Lakes Command Center received word that a dog was stranded ...

CHIPPEWA COUNTY — A 34-year-old man from Alpena was arrested at the Soo Locks in Chippewa County, Michigan, today on an eight-count felony warrant for criminal sexual conduct. According to a June 4 ...