Winter storms on the Great Lakes have a habit of briefly giving things back. Here's how winter weather plays a part.

Escape to another world with Michigan islands, remote beaches, wild trails, historic lighthouses, and quiet ferry rides far ...

Experts say the Great Lakes can be more dangerous than the open ocean due to their volatile nature. Waves on the Great Lakes are steeper and closer together, causing choppy conditions and a rougher ...

Tamara Thomsen, a maritime archaeologist and diving instructor, has helped uncover more than 100 shipwrecks across the region. By Shivani Vora This article is part of a Women and Leadership special ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Not since the Edmund Fitzgerald went down 50 years ago today has a giant freighter been lost on the Great Lakes, but prior to then, a number of big ships met their demise, often in ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Modern day freighters are massive - the Edmund Fitzgerald stood more than 700 feet long and weighed over 13,000 tons. Today’s ships are designed off the back of generations of shipping ...

The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald on Nov. 10, 1975, was among Great Lakes disasters attributed to "the gales of November," as singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot later described them. November ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - Today marks a notable anniversary here in the Midwest. The SS Edmund Fitzgerald is one of the largest, most famous freighters to ever sail the Great Lakes. On this day 50 ...

Fifty years ago this month, the gales of November swallowed the SS Edmund Fitzgerald along with her crew of 29 men, one of the largest ships to go down on Lake Superior and the Great Lakes. Remembered ...