Dwight D. Eisenhower Visitors' Center Open For the Season

The Dwight D. Eisenhower Visitors’ Center, located at the U. S. Eisenhower Lock, opened on Friday and will remain open daily, including weekends, through Labor Day, September 4, 2017. The Visitors’ Center hours of operation are from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily.

In addition, the SLSDC will host a Seaway Workers’ Tribute event to honor all Seaway workers past and present, to be held at the Visitors’ Center on Friday, June 2, 2017 at 2:00 pm. The program will include a candle lighting ceremony to honor and recognize those workers who lost their lives during the construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway.

Beginning May 26th, the gift shop will be open Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., and Saturday/Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

For up-to-date information on estimated vessel transit times, call (315) 769-2422 for a voice recording of that day’s projected lockage schedule. Additional information is on the website at

http://www.greatlakes-seaway.com/en/navigating/map/index.html.