Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon McCarty, a marine science technician assigned to Coast Guard Sector Sault Sainte Marie, Mich., conducts a waterside investigation of a mineral oil spill while Matt ...

The disaster tax bill made history in the House when lawmakers forced leaders to hold a vote. Congress on Wednesday approved legislation to provide financial relief to victims of natural disasters.

“Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald” by John U. Bacon strikes a chord with many of us. The stories of crews and ships lost on the Great Lakes are a large part of our history.

In November 1913, a massive storm system slammed the Great Lakes with hurricane-force winds, blinding snow, and waves reaching 35 feet. Over the course of just four hours, Lake Huron alone claimed ...

The Western Reserve, an all-steel freighter that sank in 1892, has been found in Lake Superior. The 300-foot freighter has become known for the tragic series of events that unfolded after it sank. The ...

So, a congressman from California thinks he knows how best to keep invasive species out of the Great Lakes, bordered by eight states that are home to millions of Americans and nowhere close to ...