President Donald Trump is continuing his first-term focus on building a big, new American icebreaker fleet. Days after his ...

With a weak La Niña returning in the equatorial Pacific, our weather across the Great Lakes could turn more active for the ...

The Farmers' Almanac predicts a lingering winter and a cool, stormy spring for much of the U.S. More winter weather for ...

Canadian vessel with 17 people on board, got stuck in the ice on Lake Erie. A U.S. Coast Guard cutter from Cleveland heled ...

The ice coverage in Lake Erie has rapidly expanded to 80% this week. February and March are peak maximum ice coverage periods ...

Great Lakes Fact or Fake? is a new book by Dave Dempsey. Below are adapted excerpts from the book, which bring readers along while he answers 41 myths about the Great Lakes. FACT or FAKE? There was a ...

Scientists Discover Ancient ‘Hotspot’ That Shaped the Great Lakes 300 Million Years Ago as Earth’s First Imprint The Great ...

Michigan bucking the national trend, one expert said, is likely due to recent successes of the United Auto Workers and the repeal of right-to-work.

Happy birthday, Michigan! The Mitten State was granted statehood on Jan. 26, 1837 — 188 years ago today. But many chapters of ...

North America had the highest diversity and density of freshwater mussels on Earth. Discover how the button industry contributed to their decline, leaving these vital species critically endangered ...