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Great Lakes Group says that, with decades of maritime experience, Thauvette has been a driving force behind the Towing ...

With the weather forecasting capabilities of today, the captain of the Edmund Fitzgerald may not have even embarked from port.

Veterans and their supporters encouraged those involved in military service Saturday during the annual Veterans Recognition ...

The Great Lakes Towing Company and its affiliated Great Lakes Shipyard have announced key leadership promotions on Nov. 4. Gregg Thauvette has been promoted from executive vice president to president ...

On Nov. 10, 1975, TV anchor Dennis Anderson was preparing for the 10 p.m. news. John Crowley was at a Duluth bar with some Coast Guard shipmates. Their lives were about to change forever.

Called athenaeums, a Greek word meaning "temple of Athena," the concept predates the traditional public library.

John Crowley was fresh out of the Coast Guard Academy in November 1975, when he and his shipmates were called from Duluth to ...