From hand-built canoes to massive freighters, violent storms have tested ships for centuries and led to tragedies that ...

The tiny worms, midges and water fleas growing in fish tanks at a university lab represent the invasive organisms that have spread throughout the Great Lakes, often by hitchhiking in the ballast tanks ...

Michigan’s shoreline towns will welcome thousands of visitors who step off luxury Great Lakes cruise ships in 2026. Who are ...

Edmund Fitzgerald was a businessman in the Wisconsin area: the president of Northwestern Mutual in Milwaukee, which owned the ...

Before it met its demise 50 years ago, the ore freighter commissioned by Northwestern Mutual was the rock star of Great Lakes ...

Over the years, we’ve discussed the untapped potential of the untapped cruise industry as it relates to Buffalo. In order to be considered a viable city, there are a lot of boxes that need to be ...

Milwaukee Public Library's Central Library is home to a collection of artifacts and files from a plethora of ships, including ...

The arrival of American Cruise Lines coincides with a record-breaking forecast for the 2026 Great Lakes cruising season.

The Great Lakes have a rich history of ghost stories and maritime lore. Lake Superior's "Shipwreck Coast" is known for numerous shipwrecks and ghost ship sightings. The SS Bannockburn, a vanished ...

May 16—CLAYTON — Ship watchers of the St. Lawrence Seaway now have something else in the cards to buoy their hobby. The St. Lawrence Seaway Ship Watchers Network, through the newly established Seaway ...