Decree's history: The first Great Lakes Fishing Decree was approved in 1985, followed by a second decree in 2000. After years ...

The 300-foot "Western Reserve" sank in August 1892, killing 27 people after both lifeboats capsized. Harry W. Stewart, the ...

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 ...

Touted as a technological wonder, Western Reserve was made from the same steel as the Titanic. Unfortunately, it met a ...

Though the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians opposed the fishing rights agreement, the appellate court said the ...

It takes experience to compete with established sailors in the league and to lift 50-foot-long catamarans up onto their ...

Boating enthusiasts who dock their vessels at the Yough Lake Marina in Somerset County are hoping for smooth sailing ahead after last year's drought conditions curtailed activity on the lake. Instead ...

A Great Lakes fishing rights agreement between the US, Michigan, and five Native American tribes was upheld by a federal appeals court Thursday. The consent decree governing harvesting in the Great ...

LUDINGTON, MI – This historic railcar ferry will soon motor to Wisconsin dry dock repairs that are expected to “reduce interruptions” to the Lake Michigan sailing season. The S.S. Badger will begin ...

The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society says the Western Reserve broke apart and sank in 600 feet of water during a ...

Twenty-seven people died as a result of the wreck, and what happened is only known because of its lone survivor.