Editor’s Note: Yesterday’s technical difficulties lasted longer than expected, so stories meant for the August 16, 2023, edition of Boatnerd News have been included in today’s post instead. — Joshua
New lock goes boom!
The new lock at the Soo hit a milestone on Monday, August 14, with the first blast on the project.
Blasting is used as the means to fracture the existing bedrock to be excavated and removed. All blasting will be completed within the Corps of Engineers Soo Locks facility on the island north of the existing decommissioned Sabin Lock. Blasting activities will take place August through the remainder of the year on a semi-regular basis Monday through Saturday during daylight hours. At the visitor’s center, the vibrations will feel equivalent or less to slamming the front door of your house and will sound like a 15-mile-per-hour or less wind.
See the gallery at the bottom of this post for a video.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
ArcelorMittal weighs possible bid for U.S. Steel
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2023 Marine Mart on the horizon
The 42nd annual Marine Mart nautical sale is coming to St. Clair Shores, Michigan, on Saturday, October 14. See the gallery at the bottom of this post for more information.
Great Lakes Maritime Institute
