Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Great Lakes shipping season is kicking off this week as the the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie reopen early, marking the start ...

The Soo Locks are a system of parallel locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan that allow ships to travel between Lakes Superior and Huron by bypassing the fast-moving rapids of the Saint Marys River.

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Washington ― Democratic lawmakers are criticizing the government spending bill in the Republican-led U.S. House for reducing by roughly 44% the funding available for Army Corps of Engineers ...