It's been 50 years since the Edmund Fitzgerald sank among huge waves on Lake Superior, and its legend is just as gripping as ever.

The Edmund Fitzgerald's bell is one of just a handful of the ship’s remnants to be pulled from Lake Superior and the only one ...

From hand-built canoes to massive freighters, violent storms have tested ships for centuries and led to tragedies that ...

Today marks a notable anniversary here in the Midwest. The SS Edmund Fitzgerald is one of the largest, most famous freighters ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — The National Museum of the Great Lakes (NMGL) announced its 2025 fall lecture series lineup, featuring historical talks and presentations on Great Lakes history. In a press release, ...

One huge November storm sank 18 ships and drowned more than 250 sailors on the lakes 62 years before the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in Lake Superior.

A study reveals that fire suppression around the Great Lakes has led to the buildup of fuel and the replacement of fire-tolerant trees with fire-intolerant species. Researchers used tree ring data and ...

The Great Lakes Children’s Museum in Traverse City is still making life fun and engaging for you and your Northern Michigan kids during the Covid-19 outbreak. Find links for educational, hands-on and ...

Bryan Huffman loves to swim. “I think of it like flying over the bottom of the lake,” he shared. And he’s gearing up for a pretty big swim this week, across Lake Superior. He’ll get in the water at ...