A ship built 16 years before the ill-fated SS Edmund Fitzgerald, which sank in 1975, still navigates the waters of the Great Lakes transporting cargo. The SS Alpena, launched in 1942 under the name SS ...

A 2023 analysis from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory found that the Great Lakes states have enough offshore wind power potential to provide three times as much electricity as all eight Great ...

Epic summer adventure? Try splashing in all five Great Lakes in one day. Here are three routes you can try, including a ...

Lake Champlain is more than 16 times smaller than Lake Ontario, the smallest Great Lake. But in 1998, Congress designated Lake Champlain as the sixth Great Lake, teeing off a historical and cultural ...

Most of Michigan's Great Lakes and inland lakes have reached a suitable swimming temperature. Here are the current water ...

Approaching Brennan’s Fish House feels like discovering a piece of New England that somehow drifted into Ohio’s northern shores. The modest white clapboard exterior with its charming red-roofed gazebo ...

Michigan has thousands of inland lakes. Based on accounts from travelers, these spots offer prime opportunities for water ...

Robert Youens has amassed a following as he seeks to complete a 6,000-mile boating challenge across the eastern United States ...

Floating about 500 feet offshore of Illinois Beach State Park, Hillary Glandon tightened her scuba goggles, grabbed a small ...

Nope, you’re still in the Buckeye State, experiencing one of Ohio’s best-kept secrets: a gorgeous stretch of golden shoreline hugging Lake Erie’s southern coast. The expansive beach stretches before ...

The Trump budget plan calls for ending some programs ship captains and other boaters rely on. A Senate plan would keep the ...

John Oliver has brought his quirky humor to minor league baseball with the debut of the Erie Moon Mammoths. The team was rebranded by Oliver’s “Last Week Tonight,” show.