Another mode of transportation is back in service for U.S. commodities and products.
The Army Corps of Engineers reports the Motor Vessel W. Red Harris with a tow of barges broke a channel through the ice on Lake Pepin Monday and headed upstream through Lock and Dam #3 at Red Wing, Minnesota, officially starting the 2022 river navigation season. The Harris has already departed St. Paul with a tow of barges heading downstream and was approaching Hastings, Minnesota Tuesday evening.
