While Antarctica might get all the buzz as an expedition cruise destination, the Great Lakes is an underrated gem—and ...

A 2021 study by the University of Minnesota Duluth predicted that the local economic impact of seven cruise vessels scheduled to visit the city in 2022 would total about $677,000.

DULUTH — You could consider the rebirth of a cruise line this year a victory lap of sorts for Great Lakes marine travel — an industry the city is betting on to grow.

Since that company's bankruptcy after the 9/11 attacks, the ships have had several owners. Victory Cruise Lines is sailing 33 voyages this year, each traversing all five Great Lakes.

Victory Cruise Lines is relaunching in April with Great Lakes and Canada cruises. American Queen Voyages’ founder, John Waggoner, is reviving the brand with two 190-passenger ships, Victory I ...

The vessels, which were purpose-built to sail the Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence Seaway and French-Canadian Maritimes, were owned by American Queen Voyages before it shut down last year (Waggoner was ...

The Great Lakes region has become somewhat of a hotbed for international tourism in recent years thanks to the rise of freshwater cruising, and Milwaukee’s port continues to play a key role in ...

Last year, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society said it found in 2021 a 195-foot wooden steamship that vanished 115 years before on Lake Superior, "The Adella Shores." ...

Xuanyu Harry Pang of North Chicago, Ill., on Nov. 5 pleaded guilty to planning an attack on the Naval Station Great Lakes on behalf of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

That's up 10% from 2024. According to Cruise the Great Lakes, there are expected to be 700 port visits and 150,000 passenger visits throughout the Great Lakes – up nearly 30%.

GREAT LAKES & THUNDER BAY (2 Great Lakes + Mackinac Island Overnight): Sailing roundtrip from Chicago, this 14- or 15-night cruise plus pre-cruise hotel will have two departures in May and June 2025.