Course
The 5K and 10K both start and finish at the Soo Locks Boat Tours dock on East Portage Avenue and run east along the St Marys River, with views of upbound and downbound freighters. A participant cap is set four to six weeks before race day.
Key dates
- !RegistrationOpen now
- ★Race daySat 27 Mar 2027
About
Celebrate the opening weekend of the Freighters passing through the Soo Locks for the beginning of the shipping season! Yooper Running Company is hosting the 2nd Annual Freighter Festival of Races in downtown Sault Sainte Marie! There will be a 5K Run, 5K Walk, and Half Marathon Run. The races will start at 9:00am. The courses will run East along the St. Mary's River to catch some views of upbound and downbound freighters!
Save Freighter Festival of Races to your season and RunCalendar reminds you the morning entries open and before they close. Free on iPhone, no account needed.
-
-
Lumberjack Pancake Run
Flat, fast out-and-back on Detroit's Dequindre Cut
-
Hippity Hop 5K
At Potter Park Zoo, with an Easter egg hunt
-
A confirmed date shows its day; a provisional one shows only its month, because we won't claim a day we don't have. This page is rebuilt every night from the RunCalendar catalogue.