During the 1950s and 1960s, the largemouth bass was one of Clear Lake’s most recreationally important gamefish.

Traverse City's Lisa Kohler participated in the open water swim aimed at symbolically finishing the journey of the freighter, ...

St. Ignace offers visitors a variety of water activities, from kayaking under the Mackinac Bridge to fishing and exploring ...

A Michigan distillery and university scientists are working to revive a long-lost variety of rye grain recovered from a ...

One day at work, Lake Michigan came up in conversation when Jackson’s boss, Fred Behnke -- who Jackson called “a fellow loudmouth” -- confidently told coworkers it takes a large boat to cross any ...

The chill, freshwater depths of Lake Ontario may not first come to mind when thinking about shipwrecks, but an expedition by ...

Shipping in the Great Lakes first began about 300 years ago with French fur trappers, followed by loggers, salt miners and other industries. The Great Lakes region was also a theater of war during the ...

At least 68 African migrants died and 74 others were missing after their boat capsized Sunday in the waters off Yemen, the U.N.’s migration agency said. Abdusattor Esoev, head of the ...

In November 1975, the Edmund Fitzgerald encountered a treacherous storm while steaming across Lake Superior. All 29 crew ...

Get to know the three current National Lakeshores of America. Plan your trip and discover why each of these U.S. lakeshores ...

A model of the SS Daniel J. Morrell, which sank in Lake Huron on Nov. 29, 1966, is on display at the Great Lakes Shipwreck ...

Here are our picks of the prettiest prospects in the state that give literal meaning to the cliche “breathtaking.” ...