The Iosco was a wooden freighter hauling iron ore and towing the schooner barge Olive Jeanette when a sudden, ferocious storm struck Lake Superior on September 2, 1905, driving both vessels into ...

Step aboard this Minnesota family canal boat ride for a peaceful outing filled with scenery, simple fun, and memory-making ...

Year-around, welders, shipfitters, electricians, pipe welders and pipe fitters in Erie are building and repairing ships at ...

Peaceful beaches, a small harbor, and a calm Lake Huron setting make this Michigan town feel like the kind of hidden spring ...

On June 12, 1775, the British armed sloop HMS Margaretta found herself pursued by the citizens of Machias, Maine. Following the Battles of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts, American Captain ...

The Thunder Bay Museumhas opened an exhibit exploring the Great Lakes one vessel at a time, putting on display an extensive ...

There’s something deeply satisfying about finding a place that does everything right, and The Vierling Restaurant & Marquette ...

The Wabasha Street Caves sit tucked into the bluffs of St. Paul like a secret from the past. These aren’t your typical dripping-water-and-bats kind of caves. People carved them out of sandstone way ...

In 1940, the freighter SS Arlington was towing a barge across Lake Superior when it encountered a powerful storm. As waves and wind intensified, the ship began taking on water and radioed its final ...

Lower‑than‑average Great Lakes water levels are forcing freighters to watch loads even as cruise lines forecast record passenger growth.

The Vermilion Historical Society in partnership with the Vermilion History Museum and the Ritter Public Library will host a program featuring the history of fishing from the techniques used by the ...

The National Museum of the Great Lakes this week announced the discovery of a 157-year-old shipwreck in Lake Erie, the second ...