First light places a silvery sheen on Lake Huron, and the 8.2 mile M 185 loop feels almost private. Waves tick stones like glass marbles while gulls fuss over a raft of drift. Early riders pass ...

Save this for later, these lighthouse overnights take planning, but the payoff is the kind of memory that sticks ...

Drawn by its reputation for maritime education, many new cadets travel more than 1,200 miles from Louisiana, a key location ...

“It is more of a game, such as solve the puzzle.” That is the line, given by old wreck hunter Paul Ehrenreich, which best ...

To prevent further spread of potentially catastrophic invasive species in the Great Lakes, the Canadian government is moving forward with tighter restrictions on all freighters. But standards ...

The arctic air mass entrenched over the Great Lakes has resulted in ice expansion across the lakes over the last several days. As of January 26, total ice coverage on the Great Lakes is about 43.2%.

“A weathered hardhat, a pair of line-worn gloves, paint speckled boots and a discharge. That’s a wrap for the season. It was a privilege to work alongside some of the best professionals on the lakes ...

CLEVELAND — U.S. Coast Guard ships worked in icy waters on the Great Lakes on Jan. 21 to help large cargo boats that were stuck in ice. Two Coast Guard cutters — the Mackinaw and the Neah Bay — broke ...

On a brisk January day with wind chills plunging to minus 25 degrees, Paul “Blade” Bloedorn stood out on nearly 2 feet of ice on Lake Michigan’s Little Bay de Noc. Last weekend, more than 400 shacks ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Editor's note: This story has been updated to include the latest information made available by the U.S. Coast Guard. The U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes escorted a freighter through Lake ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With the Soo Locks closed until March, Great Lakes freighters are quickly heading to port for winter maintenance at harbors from ...