The many states of the Midwest might not get as much retirement love as places like Florida and New Hampshire, but these ...

The locks will close until March 25 when the spring shipping season begins. The MacArthur Lock is scheduled to reopen in late ...

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The winter maintenance period lasts into March and allows crews from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to perform needed ...

A timelapse video posted to social media shows a Great Lakes freighter make its final transit of the season through the. In ...

Macon had just moved back to Hawaii and was about to retire when she got the opportunity to become Commander of Sector Lake ...

Since 2017, more than 7,000 lake sturgeon have been released into the Shiawassee, Flint, Tittabawassee and Cass Rivers.

The U.S. Coast Guard has started its winter task of keeping newly formed ice from hindering commercial vessel traffic on the ...

1 THE CORRESPONDENT (Crown, $28). By Virginia Evans. Through letters written over her lifetime, a septuagenarian reckons with her past and finds new ways to make connections. 2 HEART THE LOVER (Grove, ...

Yes. Though, it is rare for the entire lake system to freeze over, ice coverage can still reach 90% or more. According to GLERL's records, two lakes have frozen over completely: Lake Superior in 1973 ...

The Great Lakes are taking one last shot in 2025 to remind everyone their waves can be more fierce than what the vast oceans typically conjure up. Gale force winds producing waves not seen since the ...