SAULT STE. MARIE, MICH. -- A long-running boat tour at the Soo Locks is sailing into its 62nd year of giving visitors an up-close view of this historic engineering marvel. Famous Soo Locks Boat ...

The boat tours began in 1934 when Milo Beechwood Welch, a local tugboat captain, fulfilled his dream of showing the history of the locks. Original Soo Locks Boat Tours celebrates 90 years on the ...

The city is home to the Soo Locks, a significant Great Lakes shipping hub on the St. Marys River between Lake Superior and ...

Today, we’re following Da Viking and Poppins — aka Chuck and Martha Hayden — as they take a trip through the Soo Locks in this video that premiered on October 1, 2020. Click play to learn ...

Home to the Soo Locks, a famous stop in the Great Lakes shipping industry, Sault Ste. Marie draws in tourists to watch freighters pass through between Lake Superior and Lake Huron.

Home to the Soo Locks, a famous stop in the Great Lakes shipping industry, Sault Ste. Marie draws in tourists to watch freighters pass through between Lake Superior and Lake Huron.

Take a trip to Michigan to see the state's oldest city, home to an innovative engineering marvel that helps ships navigate between two Great Lakes.

Visitors will be able to walk across the locks and see freighters up-close and personal, an experience that only happens for ...

SAULT STE. MARIE — Dozens of self-proclaimed “boatnerds” geared up for Engineers Day at the Soo Locks with their 26th annual picnic on Thursday.

Visitors are welcome in the Soo Locks Canal Park for Engineers Day events from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Friday, June 27.

Of the four U.S. Soo Locks—there is also one smaller lock used for recreational boats on the Canadian side—only two are currently active and just one, the Poe Lock, is large enough to handle ...