According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, there were 240 ships and tugs that went through the Soo Locks between March 25, 2024, and Jan. 16, 2025. During that time, there were 3,651 total locks.

The Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie are a critical piece to the ever-important Great Lakes shipping industry. Each year, from ...

President Trump’s administration is withholding $117 million in federal grants, causing Illinois and Michigan to postpone a ...

Abdullatif Ahmed recalls his journey from Yemen to working on the icy waters of the Great Lakes, where Yemeni sailors shaped the region’s maritime history.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has halted a key project meant to defend the Great Lakes from invasive carp, citing federal funding ...

Illinois Department of Natural Resources Director Natalie Phelps Finnie on Monday wrote in a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of ...

Jackson helmed the steamer Yale, making its way to Sault Ste. Marie from Whitefish Point in October, 1903. Another ship ...

A new program pairs ice fishing anglers on the Great Lakes with researchers who need to know how thick the ice is, despite funding chaos.