A lake whitefish swam into a blue expanse, its streamlined form moving slowly, gracefully in an action honed by thousands of years of evolution. It was a native species traveling through Great Lakes ...

In the 50 years since the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior, killing her crew of 29, many advances in weather and technology have made bulk carrier shipping safer. Improvements include more real ...

The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald on Nov. 10, 1975, was among Great Lakes disasters attributed to "the gales of November," as singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot later described them. November ...

Shipping season is underway on the Great Lakes; and while nearly everyone is familiar with the dangers if "the gales of November come early," sailors know just as well how dangerous early season ...