A night on the S.S. City of Milwaukee left me reflecting on ghosts, maritime history and the people who preserved both.

BAILEYS HARBOR, WISCONSIN—For decades, shipwreck searchers scoured the depths of Lake Michigan off Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula for the famous wreck of the F.J. King, which sank in a storm in 1886. Its ...

But after only two hours, a large object appeared on a video screen, the statement says, which “clearly showed the vessel’s hatches and enabled Baillod to measure the object.” The wreck was 140 feet ...

Many Michiganders grow up with the Great Lakes as a backdrop, serving as a place to swim, sail and escape the heat. But few of us think about what lies just a little deeper. For centuries, these ...

The Ghost Ships Festival will take place in Manitowoc on March 6-7 at the Inn on Maritime Bay. A major highlight is the recently discovered steamer Lac La Belle, which was lost for 150 years. The ...

A "ghost ship" that sank in Lake Michigan nearly 140 years ago and eluded several search efforts over the past five decades has been found, according to researchers with the Wisconsin Underwater ...

MADISON, Wis. — After decades of scouring the bottom of Lake Michigan, searchers have finally found the wreckage of a "ghost ship" that sank during a ferocious storm almost 140 years ago off the ...

Manitowoc is hosting a variety of events this week, including festivals, historical talks and live music. The Ghost Ships Festival will explore Great Lakes shipwrecks with expert presentations and ...