The Great Lakes Compact, along with other binational agreements that protect the lakes, are at risk as Trump expands pressure ...

The Soo Locks form a key passage for ships navigating the upper Great Lakes, enabling traffic to bypass the St. Mary’s Rapids and travel between Lake Superior and Lake Huron. More than 4,500 vessels ...

Using a remotely operated vehicle, teams were able to find the wreck of the Western Reserve steamship, which sank on Aug. 30, 1892.

With the warm weather these past few days the ice on the Great Lakes is quickly receding. Here’s a look at how the ice cover measured up this winter. All of the Great Lakes with the exception of Lake ...

Because of their location in the midlatitudes, the Great Lakes experience the full effect of four seasons. At this time of the year, they begin to develop significant ice cover. The average annual ...

For almost 132 years, the lake hid the wreckage. In July, explorers from the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society pinpointed the Western Reserve off Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The society ...

Twenty years before the Titanic changed maritime history, another ship touted as the next great technological feat set sail ...

Built to break speed records, the 300-foot (91.4-meter) freighter dubbed “the ... In July, explorers from the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society pinpointed the Western Reserve off ...