Great Lakes groups have spent two decades pushing for a new icebreaker, and the hoped-for money was pulled from the final ...

Decommissioned in 2006, the original U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw is now proudly the Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum. The nonprofit museum allows people onboard for a unique look at ...

Initially, the Mackinaw couldn’t–the Welland Canal connecting Lake Erie to Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence Seaway was too narrow for the icebreaker’s 74-foot width.

MACKINAW CITY, MI -- A venerable part of Great Lakes maritime history needs a new paint job. The original U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Mackinaw needs about $365,000 worth of maintenance to get back ...

WISN 12 News' Chris Gloninger and photojournalist Brady Headington join a dangerous expedition to help break a freighter out of ice, so it can deliver salt to the Port of Milwaukee.

The Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum is honoring women that stepped it up during WWII with their newest exhibit, “The Women of the Mackinaw; those who built, those who served.” ...

Todd traveled to the Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum to get a tour and discover the history of the vessel. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now.

MACKINAW CITY (WWJ/AP) - A funeral flag presented to the widow of a captain who once served on the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw is now part of the Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum's ...

The Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw, the largest icebreaker on the Great Lakes, called Friday on the Twin Ports, which someday could be home to its twin sister. Get a $30 VISA SUBSCRIBE NOW Show Search.

The U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Mackinaw departs Duluth, Minn., on Sunday. (AP PHOTO: THE NEWS TRIBUNE) The U.S. Coast Guard’s 240-foot-long ship Mackinaw is busy breaking ice in the Twin Ports ...

Mackinaw City — A decommissioned U.S. Coast Guard cutter that served the Great Lakes and the nation during World War II is raising money for a stem-to-stern renovation.. A crowdfunded campaign ...

From the bridge of the Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw, northern Lake Huron looks like a vast, snow-covered field dotted with ice slabs as big as boulders -- a battleground for the icebreaker's 58 ...