Less than one week into the shipping season – the Soo Locks opened on March 21 – the Boat Nerd map shows dozens of freighters ...

The shipwreck, broken in two, was discovered by the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society using sonar technology. A historic all-steel ship that broke records as it cruised the Great Lakes but ...

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

See the new exhibit on the Great Lakes and explore the historic Mather’s cargo holds, pilot house, guest quarters, and engine ...

Courtesy of Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum An all-steel ship that vanished in the middle of Lake Superior amid a violent storm 132 years ago has been discovered, according to researchers.

With the arrival of spring, the season for shipping on the Great Lakes typically begins. The event coincides with the opening ...

It set a number of cargo hauling records in the late 1800s and gained a reputation as one of the safest ships sailing the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society says Capt.

It was one of the Great Lakes’ first all-steel vessels. “(She was) built to break cargo shipping records and was deemed one of the safest ships afloat,” the GLSHS said in its announcement.

Octantis ties with its twin, the Viking Polaris, for the largest cruise ship on the Great Lakes. However, they are several hundred feet smaller than many freighters on the lakes, which can exceed ...