An estimated 6,000 boats, ships or other vessels have sunk in the Great Lakes, with about 1,500 of them in Michigan's waters.

The steel steam barge Corsica collided with the wooden ... at the bottom of the Great Lake at GPS coordinates N44°54.760′ W83°03. ... It was the first marine sanctuary in the Great Lakes.

It was a steam barge that was built in 1872 by Alexander and Livingston Muir in Port Huron, Michigan burned near Thunder Bay in Lake Huron, losing no lives on Sept. 6, 1914.

Great Lakes scientists gathered in Milwaukee to discuss resilience in the lakes and scientific research amid proposed federal budget cuts. The conference, hosted by the International Association ...

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 ...

According to a release from Cruise the Great Lakes, the economic impact of ship voyages and port visits on the lakes should total over $230 million this year, a 15% increase from 2024.. John ...

Each year, thousands choose to explore the Great Lakes, finding themselves at the port of Milwaukee. "You know, it's different than an ocean cruise. So, it's smoother, ...

Canada’s Great Lakes Waterfront Trail has been in existence for more than three decades, stretching approximately 2,250 miles from Lake Superior to the St. Lawrence River at the Ontario-Québec ...

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 ...