Freshwater surfing at its finest.

The Erie North Pier – a critical navigation structure and popular community recreation spot – has been fully repaired by the ...

20-foot waves batter Lake Michigan, nearly toppling a 46-foot lighthouse.

Therese Langer Woelfel is the author of "Our Guiding Light: Wisdom from the Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter," about her ...

Strong lake effect snow bands are expected to dump several inches of snow across the Great Lakes region Thanksgiving Day, ...

Evaporation across the Great Lakes is at its highest point right now. Nowhere is that more apparent than at this lighthouse ...

At the end of Kenosha’s North Pier stands the often-photographed bright red lighthouse. Its black lantern room sits atop the steel cylinder that slightly tapers toward top. Striking in every season, ...

A gale watch is in place for Michigan's Great Lakes ahead of strengthening winds that could create 22-foot waves.

The Poverty Island Light was deactivated in 1976 and is in poor condition. (Photo courtesy of the National Park Service/David Cooper) LANSING – The book “Mastering the Inland Seas” (University of ...

DULUTH, Minn. — The 38th annual Gales of November maritime conference drew over 200 attendees to the DECC during November 7-8. The educational fundraising event included a maritime trade show, silent ...

A historic lighthouse on Lake Erie that sold at auction will be preserved. That's the promise made by the local magnates in Ohio who bought it. The Cleveland Harbor West Pierhead Lighthouse has been ...

The book “Mastering the Inland Seas” (University of Wisconsin Press, $36.95) helps explain the history of Great Lakes lighthouses and navigational aids and the importance of protecting them.