The arrival of American Cruise Lines coincides with a record-breaking forecast for the 2026 Great Lakes cruising season.

The 9-Day Lake Michigan & Upper Peninsula cruises sail round-trip from Milwaukee, Wis., exploring Lake Michigan and the U.P.

On Nov. 10, 1975, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sunk in the Great Lakes, inspiring Gordon Lightfoot to write a hit song called 'The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.' ...

With American sailing its new American Patriot, some Michigan ports will see a new ship this year. The 130-passenger American ...

The American Patriot will then make its way north to the Upper Peninsula and stop in Escanaba, Michigan, on day five. The ...

Monday, November 10, 2025, will mark 50 years since 29 mariners lost their lives aboard the Edmund Fitzgerald in what would ...

The story of the Edmund Fitzgerald still resonates 50 years after it sank off the coast of the Upper Peninsula's Whitefish ...

Sans Gordon Lightfoot and his song "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald," the Mighty Fitz would likely have disappeared from ...

After the Edmund Fitzgerald sank, grieving families faced another storm: unequal insurance payouts, corporate pressure and a ...

Before it met its demise 50 years ago, the ore freighter commissioned by Northwestern Mutual was the rock star of Great Lakes ...

Michigan celebrates its 12 tribes during Native American Heritage Month. Here's how to join festivities and discover local Indigenous traditions.