Historians are racing to locate Great Lakes shipwrecks before a seemingly unstoppable invasive mussel destroys them and erases part of the region's heritage.

Lake Superior is still spitting out the bones of ships who crossed her 120 years ago, find them on this U.P. beach.

Several shipwrecks have already been located in the lakes in recent months. In July, the wreck of the Margaret A. Muir schooner was found off the coast of Wisconsin more than 130 years after it ...

The relay swim, in honor of 50 years since the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, will cover 411 miles and aims to ...

In a special report, USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin examines how federal cuts could impact invasive species monitoring on Lake ...

A crucial historical artifact from the deadliest shipwreck in the Great Lakes has finally been identified and returned home after 165 years.

Michigan sits nestled among the Great Lakes — the world's largest freshwater system and a major shipping hub, with over 160 million tons of waterborne cargo traveling through the region each ...

Shipwrecks, after all, belong in the Mediterranean or the Arctic … don’t they? In fact, the Great Lakes make for a world-class shipwreck museum, ...

Lake Ontario, one of the region's five Great Lakes, is the only one that doesn't border Michigan. Here's what to know.

If you think stunning beaches are reserved for coastal areas only, think again. These gorgeous Great Lakes beaches will give ...

Historians are racing to locate Great Lakes shipwrecks before a seemingly unstoppable invasive mussel destroys them and erases part of the region's heritage. Quagga mussels are finger-sized ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Great Lakes’ frigid fresh water used to keep shipwrecks so well preserved that divers could see dishes in the cupboards. Downed planes that spent decades underwater ...