In my previous column I described the system of design for icebreaking steamers that was worked out in the 1880s by naval ...

ALPENA, MI – This Northern Michigan harbor town is expected to welcome the largest cruise ships on the Great Lakes 19 times ...

Less than one week into the shipping season – the Soo Locks opened on March 21 – the Boat Nerd map shows dozens of freighters traversing Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Lake Erie and the ...

The Great Lakes region has become somewhat of a hotbed for international tourism in recent years thanks to the rise of freshwater cruising, and Milwaukee’s port continues to play a key role in ...

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

In its day, the Western Reserve was an engineering marvel. At 318 feet long, it was one of the first ships on the Great Lakes made entirely of steel. It was built for speed—earning the nickname ...

told 2 On Your Side on Friday that the state is moving ahead to bring Great Lakes Cruises to the Queen City. The ships can carry around 100 to 200 passengers and would travel the Great Lakes.

One of the worst wrecks in all the Great Lakes happened in Lake Michigan in 1860. The 252-foot Lady Elgin, a passenger ship, was off the coast of northern Illinois when another ship rammed into it ...

Though some individual researchers place the number much higher, the official estimate is that slightly more than 6,000 ships lie on the bottom of the Great Lakes. Roughly half of them fell ...

DETROIT (WXYZ) — Officials with the Great Lake Water Authority say a major milestone has been reached in southwest Detroit as they have completed repairs to the 54 ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers predicts Great Lakes water levels will continue to drop until April, then rise with spring weather. All Great Lakes are below their 2023-2024 levels. The U.S. Army ...

The GLSHS’ research vessel, the David Boyd, found the ship using side-scan sonar. Underwater preserves protect thousands of miles of Great Lakes, shipwrecks Subsequent ... Of the 28 crew and ...