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 ...

SAULT STE. MARIE, MI - Engineers Day is known for its unique access to the Soo Locks. That won’t be part of the 2025 event, federal officials announced today.

The MacArthur Lock in Sault Ste. Marie will close on Dec. 17 for safety inspections and routine maintenance.

SAULT STE. MARIE, MI -- The Soo Locks are back in business. On Monday, Aug. 17, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced the re-opening of the MacArthur Lock, which was drained Aug. 1 after ...

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Phase 2 of a project to construct a new lock at the Soo Locks has been "substantially completed," according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

SAULT STE. MARIE — The Joseph L. Block will have the honor of being the first freighter through the Soo Locks for the 2024 shipping season.

Sault Ste. Marie is celebrating its largest icon with Engineers Day on Friday, June 27, but a security order by federal officials means people won't get as close to passing freighters as in the past.