Twenty-seven people died as a result of the wreck, and what happened is only known because of its lone survivor.

The Iosco was a wooden freighter hauling iron ore and towing the schooner barge Olive Jeanette when a sudden, ferocious storm ...

The U.S. Coast Guard is actively conducting icebreaking operations around the Northern Tier of the U.S. to help vessels maneuver through the frozen, icy waters caused by the prolonged extreme cold and ...

Michigan hides quiet corners where the chatter drops and the landscape does the taking. These are the places where the air smells like pine shavings and cold stone, and where the rhythmic “slap” of ...

Save this for the off season, these Michigan shore towns feel wide open in winter, with views that do most of the work.

A strong clipper system is headed towards the Great Lakes region, setting the stage for a larger winter storm that will sweep across the East Coast later this week. As the fast-moving system continues ...

Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes totaled 4.6 million tons in December, a decrease of 4.5 percent compared to a year ago. Shipments were just slightly above the 5-year average for the month.

TOLEDO, Ohio — Winter may have come early for the Great Lakes this year, but neither the U.S. nor the Canadian coast guard can keep traffic moving through the ice. The lakes' frozen waters are ...

A surge of Arctic air brought strong winds, heavy snow and frigid temperatures to the Great Lakes and Northeast on Tuesday, a day after a bomb cyclone barreling across the Midwest left tens of ...