The 1,004-foot-long American Spirit was the last Great Lakes freighter to traverse the Soo Locks for the 2025-26 shipping season on Thursday, Jan. 15, as the facility closes for winter maintenance.

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SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (WXYZ) — The Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie will close to all shipping traffic on Thursday night for the next two months for annual seasonal ...

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (WXYZ) — The Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie will close to all shipping traffic on Thursday night for the next two months for annual seasonal ...

SAULT STE. MARIE — The Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie will close to all marine traffic beginning at 11:59 p.m. Jan. 15, or until commercial traffic ceases, through 12:01 a.m. March 25 for seasonal ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other partners are working to find new ways to address ice in the Soo Locks, which can cause significant shipping delays during the winter shipping season.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) continues to track Hurricane Melissa with forecasts predicting a Category 5 storm with catastrophic winds made landfall in Jamaica Tuesday.

Category 5 Melissa Hurricane Winds are now up to 180mph, and pressure is down to 896mb. This monster storm will make landfall in Jamaica in the next couple of hours. Hurricane Melissa has landed in ...