Water levels in Lakes Michigan and Huron rose slightly in the month of February from the previous month’s record lows, but they and all the other Great Lakes will remain…
The clock is ticking to save a genuine American icon: The SS United States. This majestic ship still holds the record for the fastest transatlantic voyage from New York to…
Lake Michigan Carferry has signed a Consent Decree with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that will require the SS Badger to end its ash…
The Michigan state Senate is considering a proposal to earmark $30 million from the state’s “rainy day” fund and allocate the money for emergency dredging of harbors and waterways this…
The shores of LaPorte, Indiana will come alive with the sounds of high horsepower outboard motors this summer when the F1 PROP Tour comes to Northwest Indiana for the inaugural…
The 133-year-old, 283-foot wooden steamer New York lost at sea on October 1, 1910 was recently discovered in the depths of Lake Huron and its location brought to the surface…
A trio of Asian carp caught in Chicago, Illinois’ Humboldt Park Lagoon have joined the invasive species display at the city’s world-famous John G. Shedd Aquarium, according to a recent…
An historic car ferry that has crossed Lake Michigan for nearly six decades may soon be taken out of commission, according to a recent report by WBEZ 91.5 Chicago that…
A World War II “Wildcat” fighter plane that has been sitting at the bottom of Lake Michigan off the Chicago shoreline for more than 65 years has been recovered and…
Fallout from the East Coast's Hurricane Sandy also affected the Great Lakes region, causing Chicago to close its lakefront path due to waves that reached upwards of 20 feet high.…
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