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 U.S. Coast Guard has started its winter task of keeping newly formed ice from hindering commercial vessel traffic on the ...

Whitefish Point at the Upper Peninsula’s northeastern tip is a notoriously challenging area for ship captains navigating Lake Superior. It’s where they decide whether conditions are a “go” or “no go” ...

Great Lakes groups, like the Lake Carriers Association, have spent the better part of two decades advocating for funding a new icebreaking ship. The advocates say a new Coast Guard vessel, which could ...

Winter is here, and ice is forming on the northern Great Lakes, prompting the start of ice-breaking season on Lake Superior. The U.S. Coast Guard launched Operation Taconite at 1 p.m. on Wednesday ...

On Sunday, Jan. 4, Great Lake researchers reported a total ice coverage of 15.77%, the highest percentage of the season that started around Dec. 1, 2025. Though the ice is thickening, no ice is safe ...