Soo Locks close for the season
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Source: WOODTV.COM
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — The Soo Locks have closed for the season.
The 1,004-foot freighter Edwin H. Gott cleared the upbound locks at 8:40 p.m. Tuesday and the 698-foot Michipicoten cleared the downbound locks at 10:59 p.m. The locks connect lakes Superior and Huron and will reopen March 25.
Total cargo carrier tonnage amounts were down compared to last year. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which operates and maintains the locks, said tonnage was down largely because of lower water levels.
Iron ore is the cargo carried through the locks most frequently.
The Army Corps says nearly 400,000 people visited the locks in 2007.
