In August 1892, the Western Reserve was sailing across Lake Superior when it got caught in a late summer storm. The 300-foot vessel was roughly 60 miles north of Whitefish Point when a powerful gale ...

Thousands of undiscovered shipwrecks are scattered across the Great Lakes ... 10. The ship’s other captain, Albert Myers, and his 19-year-old son also perished. The only survivor, wheelsman ...

Less than one week into the shipping season – the Soo Locks opened on March 21 – the Boat Nerd map shows dozens of freighters ...

It was one of the Great Lakes’ first all-steel vessels. “(She was) built to break cargo shipping records and was deemed one of the safest ships afloat,” the GLSHS said in its announc e ment.

It was one of the Great Lakes’ first all-steel vessels. “(She was) built to break cargo shipping records and was deemed one of the safest ships afloat,” the GLSHS said in its announcement.

The Soo Locks in northern Michigan reopened March 21, kicking off the Great Lakes shipping season.

Marinetraffic.com maintains a real-time map of all international shipping and includes the ability to click on Great Lakes ships to see their names, destinations and speeds. Other options allow ...

The GLSHS’ research vessel, the David Boyd, found the ship using side-scan sonar. Underwater preserves protect thousands of ...