The new fundraiser for the club's local service projects and initiatives offers a once-in-a-lifetime voyage aboard a working ...

The Soo Locks, which allow ships to pass safely from Lake Superior to Lake Huron, are set to open after their annual 10-week ...

While some ship fans want to see their favorite freighter lining up to claim “first through” honors, it’s aways fun to see ...

The Soo Locks, which connect Lakes Superior and Huron along the St. Mary’s River, is considered the busiest lock system in ...

Raffle proceeds will support Rotary service projects and community initiatives in Door County ...

The locks, which have been closed since January, reopen Tuesday night and usher in the 2026 shipping season.

Detroit — Great Lakes water levels are expected to run several inches to a foot below average during the 2026 boating season, a shift that Lake Carriers’ Association officials say could lessen ...

A ship built 16 years before the ill-fated SS Edmund Fitzgerald, which sank in 1975, still navigates the waters of the Great Lakes transporting cargo. The SS Alpena, launched in 1942 under the name SS ...

On this episode of Great Lakes Now: It’s been 50 years since a freighter sank in the Great Lakes, but in June 2024, one ship came dangerously close. For one crew member, the experience was life ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Modern day freighters are massive - the Edmund Fitzgerald stood more than 700 feet long and weighed over 13,000 tons. Today’s ships are designed off the back of generations of shipping ...

The massive freighters that ply the Great Lakes are back at work following the early reopening of the Soo Locks for the 2025-26 season, and they're doing it all under the watchful eyes of webcams that ...