Less than one week into the shipping season – the Soo Locks opened on March 21 – the Boat Nerd map shows dozens of freighters ...

The Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie will open for the 2025 shipping season on March 21. The opening of the locks marks the start of the Great Lakes shipping season. The Soo Locks allow vessels to ...

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 ...

Anyone who interacts with the Great ... in the lakes. She made sure that information got to the public. For example, commercial freighters can use wind and wave data to help keep shipping traffic ...

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 ...

Visitors will then walk into the history of the Mather and the world of Great Lakes shipping. Artifact displays and historic photos will show how the Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence Seaway and the ...