![The first tow of 2024 goes through Lock and Dam 2 in Hastings, Minnesota, on March 17.](https://www.marinelog.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/towboat-300x225.jpg)
M/V Joseph Patrick Eckstein kicks off 2024 navigation season
The St. Paul Engineer District locked the M/V Joseph Patrick Eckstein, operated by Marquette Transportation, with 12 barges through Lock and Dam 2, in Hastings, Minn., March 17, en route to St.