More than 40 million depend on the Great Lakes for drinking water. Yet plastic pollution in the lake water isn’t regulated, and manufacturers are moving to dramatically increase the amount of plastics ...

In 1913, a massive storm formed over the Great Lakes and quickly intensified into one of the deadliest inland maritime disasters ever recorded. Winds reached hurricane force, driving waves as high as ...

Northern Utah’s Great Salt Lake—the largest saltwater lake in the western hemisphere—is rapidly disappearing and by some ...

From the legendary Edmund Fitzgerald to the Carl D. Bradley, discover the chilling similarities that doomed the biggest ships ...

It would seem Northeast Ohio is far from Titanic-ed out. Downtown Cleveland’s Great Lakes Science Center is, for the third ...

Most history museums ask you to imagine what life was like in the past, but the Erie Maritime Museum in Erie, Pennsylvania ...

Floods can happen anywhere, and not all Michiganders can access national flood protection. Here’s what that could mean for you.

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The elevated water levels follow the massive March blizzard that hit the Upper Peninsula and northern Michigan.

The Great Lakes rarely feel hidden. They hold 21% of the world’s surface fresh water, help shape weather patterns, fuel economies and define entire regional identities. Yet travelers who only know ...

DETROIT – A viral social media post claiming two great white sharks are headed for the Great Lakes is making the rounds and it’s completely false. Here’s why the science just doesn’t add up. The most ...