In 1940, the freighter SS Arlington was towing a barge across Lake Superior when it encountered a powerful storm. As waves and wind intensified, the ship began taking on water and radioed its final ...

U.S.-flag Great Lakes freighters (lakers) carried 71.3 million tons of cargo in 2025, an 8.9 percent decrease from a year ago ...

Frank E. Kirby came to Detroit in 1870 and designed at least 150 large ships for Great Lakes service, becoming America’s ...

American Cruise Lines, the largest river cruise line in the U.S., has announced a new Great Lakes cruise itinerary that ...

“A weathered hardhat, a pair of line-worn gloves, paint speckled boots and a discharge. That’s a wrap for the season. It was ...

In January 2020, Heather and I sat at a table full of industry VIPs at Viking's expedition cruises launch event in Los ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Western New York's tourism industry is set to receive a significant boost as American Cruise Lines announced a new 14-day cruise route from Buffalo to Milwaukee launching this ...

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Here’s the latest fake news that’s unfit to print. WASHINGTON — President Donald J. Trump announced yesterday he is planning to change the name of the Great Lakes and also rename every body of water ...

While ice is expanding on the Great Lakes, the Soo Locks remain open for shipping for a few more days in 2026. The locks will remain open until Jan. 15, or until commercial traffic comes to an end. In ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Winter may have come early for the Great Lakes this year, but neither the U.S. nor the Canadian coast guard can keep traffic moving through the ice. The lakes' frozen waters are ...

CLEVELAND — Ice is beginning to take hold across the Great Lakes as the calendar turns to January. Overall the coverage remains below normal for this point in the season, according to the latest ...