Sea lampreys are an invasive, parasitic fish that entered the Great Lakes in the 1920s through shipping canals ... widespread control efforts in the 1950s. During last weekend’s sweeping ...

Most of Henry Ford’s property was sold off by the 1950s ... Upper Great Lakes. A museum in Kingsford houses one of seven restored Gliders still in existence. Railroad ties and shipping ...

The 2025 Great Lakes shipping season kicks off this week when the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and reopen early ...

After 132 years, the final resting place of the 300-foot steel steamer Western Reserve has been discovered roughly 60 miles northwest of Whitefish Point in Lake Superior. The Great Lakes Shipwreck ...

The 2025 Great Lakes shipping season will kick off four days earlier than expected. That’s because the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to open the Soo Locks to shipping traffic on the morning ...

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

While it may not feel that cold in the Midwest right now, a recent winter left an icy mark on the Great Lakes well ... April in most of the lakes, which impacted shipping routes.

Researchers have finally discovered the final resting spot of the historic Gilded Age ship Western Reserve — closing the book ...

The final resting place of what was once the "safest ship afloat" was discovered after 132 years. Only one man, a wheelsman ...

The Great Lakes reached their highest ice coverage in three years on February 22, hitting 52.23%. However, a warming trend caused the ice coverage to plummet to 28.95% within a few days.