Great Lakes News

The Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in northern Michigan was recently granted approval by the federal government to expand in size, allowing for the preservation of numerous more shipwrecks, according…

Lake Erie’s dangerous algae blooms and the limited clean drinking water in Ohio are now a topic of discussion in Congress. Ohio congressional members, including U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH),…

In 1903, the Edwin F. Holmes, better known as the J.B. Ford, set sail out of Lorain, Ohio. More than a century later, the oldest Great Lakes freighter still intact…

The Sweetwater Seas are quite the topic of discussion in Congress these days. Three proposed laws are currently being considered to help better protect the Great Lakes from pollution and…

The Graham Trucking unlimited hydroplane with driver J. Michael Kelly en route to first place races deck-to-deck with second-place finisher Jon Zimmerman in his Team Red Dot presents Spirit of…

History was made at the 105th running of the American Power Boat Association Detroit Gold Cup race July 13, as Jimmy Shane, 28, driving in his second race for the…

Saugatuck, Michigan won first place in USA Today’s “10 Best Readers Choice Travel Awards” poll to identity the Top 10 Best Summer Weekend Escapes in the United States. The west…

The 333-mile journey from the Chicago Yacht Club to the shores of Mackinac Island, Michigan, known as the Race to Mackinac or “The Mac,” is the oldest annual freshwater distance…

0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false The largest boating and outdoor event ever is about to hit the Windy City — the Progressive Insurance Chicago…

Last October, the Lakeland Boating staff spent a warm, sunny, fall day out on a Duffy Electric Boat, courtesy of our good friends at Chicago Electric Boat Company. Publisher/ Captain…