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 ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says public access around the Soo Locks will be limited for Engineers Day on June 27. Access will be limited to the Canal Park "out of an abundance of caution, in ...

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, ...

SAULT STE. MARIE, MI - It may have hit 80 degrees downstate today, but it looked like winter in parts of the Upper Peninsula. An ice buildup in the Soo Locks caused an eight-hour delay for some big ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...