After boot camp, she didn’t go to France but went closer to home, Great Lakes in the Chicago area. She worked at the post office at the Great Lakes Naval Base. She forwarded packages and mail to ...

Amid drastic cuts to science programs, grants and funding, Great Lakes scientists are converging in Milwaukee this week to talk about resilience – not just in the lakes, but science itself.

The important idea is the Great Lakes have a strong hold on Michigan’s weather. The colder water can keep extremely hot temperatures out of Michigan for another few weeks, until the waters warm ...

Heat waves and cold spells are part of life on the Great Lakes. But new research from the University of Michigan shows that is true today in a fundamentally different way than it was even 30 years ...

The Great Lakes reached their highest ice coverage (52.23%) since February 2022. Lake Superior was the last of the Great Lakes to become ice-free on May 11, 2025. As of June 6, 2025, water ...

The Great Lakes remain well below comfortable — or even safe — swimming temperatures, according to water temperature monitoring. Swimming is most comfortable in lake waters at about 70 degrees ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — The National Museum of the Great Lakes (NMGL) is hosting a day of festivities for the grand opening of its expansion later this month. On Saturday, June 28, NMGL will celebrate ...

May 30/31 marks the anniversary of the devastating Great Lakes derecho that produced 130 mph winds. Watch Now Menu Local National Weather Sports Traffic Watch Now ...

Lake Erie, the shallowest of the Great Lakes, reached 70.2 degrees near Rossford, Ohio, as of June 13. Lake Erie reaches an average of 76.1 degrees Fahrenheit in August. Current temperatures for ...

Great Lakes sailor arrested in connection with South Carolina Memorial Day weekend shooting The 19-year-old sailor was a Hull Maintenance Technician Seaman assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and ...

Ten people started on the path to becoming state troopers Monday when the Nebraska State Patrol’s 64th Basic Recruit Camp began at the NSP Training Academy in Grand Island.