The locks will close until March 25 when the spring shipping season begins. The MacArthur Lock is scheduled to reopen in late ...

The winter maintenance period lasts into March and allows crews from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to perform needed ...

For more than 150 years, the Twin Ports have been a critical energy transportation hub in the heart of the country. In the ...

While ice is starting to close in on the Great Lakes, the Soo Locks remain open for a few more days. When the season ends.

Shippers of taconite from the iron range to the north have until Jan. 15 to get shipments throught the Soo Locks that allow ...

The lakes' frozen waters are currently impacting commercial traffic between ports across the Great Lakes in places like ...

Port Austin — In a life of adventure, Steve Mylrea has embarked on what might be his most audacious escapade yet. He built a houseboat and is riding it through America and eventually to Africa. The ...

According to NOAA ice analysis updated this week, average ice cover across all five Great Lakes remains below 10%. This is tracking near average for mid-December. That’s not unusual. Historically, ...

It looks like the Great Lakes region might get another relatively normal ice year − a relief given recent trends. The U.S. National Ice Center released its 2025-2026 seasonal outlook this week, ...

Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes decreased 19.1 percent from 2024 to 3.4 million tons in November. Shipments were below the month’s 5-year average by 20.3 percent. Year-to-date, the iron ore ...

Seasonal ice has begun to form on Lake Superior, but the Great Lakes ice season has barely started. Historically, ice creation begins in earnest in early December and ice remains on the lakes until ...

The Great Lakes have the potential to generate three times more electricity than all eight surrounding states currently use. Unlike oceans, Great Lakes states, not the federal government, have ...