Ice clearing on Seaway to start around March 4

MASSENA, N.Y. (WWTI) – A sure sign of spring will be here soon.

In a press release, Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation said that it will begin ice-clearing activities in and around Monday, March 4.

This will continue throughout the St. Lawrence River, including the area between the Eisenhower and Snell Locks in preparation for the Seaway’s upcoming navigation season.

GLS warns that all ice fishermen, snowmobile operators, and All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) operators should refrain from using the areas where ice has been cleared to avoid numerous open water leads and unstable ice cover caused by the clearing.

All persons, including ice fishermen, snowmobile, and All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) operators, are to refrain from using the canal in the area between the Eisenhower and Snell Locks due to the possibility of unstable ice cover.

The Montreal-Lake Ontario section of the St. Lawrence Seaway is scheduled to open at 8 a.m., March 22.

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