TOLEDO, Ohio — The National Museum of the Great Lakes (NMGL) announced its 2025 fall lecture series lineup, featuring historical talks and presentations on Great Lakes history. In a press release, ...
Mar. 16—WHITEFISH POINT, Michigan — After 132 years, the final resting place of the 300-foot steel steamer Western Reserve has been discovered roughly 60 miles northwest of Whitefish Point in Lake ...
The J.C. Ames, a 160-foot tugboat, was discovered by a Wisconsin angler near Manitowoc. The tug, built in 1881, had a long career in the lumber and pulpwood trades before being scrapped in 1923. The ...
The Whitefish Point museum holds the ship's bell, and hosts an annual ceremony at which family members gather to remember the ...
Also known as the "witches" of November, they occur between mid-October and mid-December, when storm tracks collide over the Great Lakes, ...
The Edmund Fitzgerald went down 50 years ago on a stormy November night. Relatives and the public are set to remember those ...
From litter to invasives, the Great Lakes have their share of problems. At least a few dozen "nurdles" were discovered in just two hours by a team of 17 volunteers on June 22, 2024. Zebra and quagga ...
For decades, officials have worried the fish could wreak disaster on the world’s largest freshwater ecosystem and the ...
TOLEDO, Ohio — From summertime beach fun to the famous brewing company, the Great Lakes have made a name for themselves in a variety of ways. However, not everyone pictures its long history in trading ...
From summertime beach fun to the famous brewing company, the Great Lakes have made a name for themselves in a variety of ways. However, not everyone pictures its long history in trading and shipping, ...
In its long and storied history, Naval Station Great Lakes has had various missions. From training the nation’s sailors, to treating some 11,000 Vietnam War wounded, to hosting the first freed ...
Sophomores as well as sailors get inked at Great Lakes Tattoo, but the city's traditional tattoo culture lives on.