January, it's not long before the Great Lakes' largest ships dock for the season. Here's where to find them until March.

CLEVELAND — U.S. Coast Guard ships worked in icy waters on the Great Lakes on Jan. 21 to help large cargo boats that were ...

While ice is starting to close in on the Great Lakes, the Soo Locks remain open for a few more days. When the season ends.

The M/V Herbert C. Jackson made her final trip through the Soo Locks for the 2025/2026 shipping season January 13.

The winter maintenance period lasts into March and allows crews from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to perform needed ...

Shipping season is underway on the Great Lakes; and while nearly everyone is familiar with the dangers if "the gales of November come early," sailors know just as well how dangerous early season ...

For more than 150 years, the Twin Ports have been a critical energy transportation hub in the heart of the country. In the ...

Whitefish Point at the Upper Peninsula’s northeastern tip is a notoriously challenging area for ship captains navigating Lake Superior. It’s where they decide whether conditions are a “go” or “no go” ...

Roughly 6,000 ships have wrecked on the Great Lakes, with about 1,500 occurring in Michigan waters. The deadliest early spring shipwreck on Lake Erie was the Anthony Wayne in 1850, resulting in up to ...