Nolan Church joined the crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald as a porter late in life — a new career at age 50 after he was laid off from mining-related work in Silver Bay.

Washington ― The U.S. Geological Survey is planning to lay off 79% of the workforce of the Great Lakes Science Center that's headquartered in Ann Arbor as part of a reduction in force across the U.S.

The first major cold spell of the season plunged parts of the southeastern U.S. into record-low temperatures Tuesday, ...

WHITEFISH TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The location of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum is no coincidence. "We do have 200 shipwrecks, approximately, right in this area of Whitefish Bay," said Bruce Lynn. "If we ...

A massive freighter carrying thousands of tons of iron ore disappeared in Lake Superior, setting shipping on a new course ...

A new luxury cruise experience will soon put Upstate New York on the map for Great Lakes travel. The nine-day cruise begins in Syracuse for a day. Guests are encouraged to visit the Erie Canal Museum ...

Mileena Figueroa has been a food service worker at Newark High School for five years and she’s not seen the level of enthusiasm about school lunches like she’s ...

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Ten Great Lakes tribes have filed a brief before the U.S. Supreme Court, urging a finding against Enbridge on a case involving the Line 5 oil and gas pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac. A second ...

CLEVELAND — Great Lakes Brewing Company, a longtime staple in Cleveland's Ohio City neighborhood, has been expanding beyond beer to make THC-infused drinks since August. Co-CEO Steven Pauwels says the ...

The duo of perennial powers Warsaw and Northridge once again headline the girls basketball field in the Northern Lakes ...

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WBEZ and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. The Silver carp is big, unwieldy and requires Joe Greendyk to use both hands ...