Abdullatif Ahmed recalls his journey from Yemen to working on the icy waters of the Great Lakes, where Yemeni sailors shaped the region’s maritime history.

Though the value of the donated artwork was not disclosed, it’s thought to be comparable to last fall’s $75 million gift to ...

"These are customers that have cruised all over the world, and they are choosing the Great Lakes," says Stephen Burnett, ...

The new temporary attraction with live tarantulas and lots of facts hopes to make you more curious than apprehensive.

The $150 million project rationalizes the museum’s program and ensconces additions with a glacier-inspired glass and GFRC ...

The National Museum of the Great Lakes is launching its 2025 virtual book club with a live author discussion, according to a news release. The first meeting of the Great Lakes Book Club is set for ...

Area residents interested in the future operations of the Maritime and Surface Transportation Museum should attend a "History ...

The event will take place inside the Dossin Great Lakes Museum on Belle Isle State Park from 10 a.m to 2 p.m. Detroit Bird Alliance [detroitbirdalliance.org] will host a Winter Birding Caravan ...

As Black History Month gets underway, a local exhibit is remembering the time when Malcolm X lived in the mid-Michigan area.  Before Malcolm X became the prominent activist ...

Chicago Auto Show: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. through Sunday, Feb. 16, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17, at McCormick Place, 2301 ...

The Minnesota Historical Society (MHS) today announced the recipients of the final round of Fast Track Grants for fiscal year 2011. Sixty-five organizations in 50 communities throughout Minnesota ...