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This year marks the 170th anniversary of the Soo Locks, which first opened in 1855, and the 250th anniversary of the U.S.
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.
SAULT STE. MARIE — The Soo Locks will be in the spotlight on Friday, June 27 as Sault Ste. Marie celebrates its largest icon with Engineers Day.
SAULT STE. MARIE — The Soo Locks will be in the spotlight on Friday, June 27 as Sault Ste. Marie celebrates its largest icon with Engineers Day. Every year, the Soo Locks open to the public in a ...
He is under $150,000 bond, police said. A 34-year-old Alpena man accused of criminal sexual conduct was arrested on the M/V Kaye E. Barker freighter in the Soo Locks on Wednesday, June 4, police said.
SAULT STE. MARIE, MI – Freighters will line the piers near the Soo Locks today as officials work to prevent future wintertime ice field delays. The locks connecting the upper and lower Great ...
CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU)— A 34-year-old man from Alpena was arrested at the Soo Locks on June 4, on an eight-count felony warrant for alleged criminal sexual conduct.
ALPENA COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) -- A man arrested on a freighter at the Soo Locks was arraigned on sexual assault charges in Alpena County. Dustin Haske, 34, was charged Thursday on 8 counts of ...
CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MI – A suspect wanted for criminal sexual conduct has been arrested at the Soo Locks. Michigan State Police in Alpena took a 34-year-old man from Alpena into custody on Wednesday.
Sex Crime Arrest 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.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released a report for public review regarding the removal of an obelisk at a historic burial site in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, to address cultural concerns.
The new lock at the Soo Locks is being built in three phases. Phase one, which included upstream channel deepening, was completed in 2022, and phase two – upstream approach walls- was completed ...