Most people often think the beach is the best vacation spot, but lake towns offer a quieter, more practical kind of escape.

But with overall warming due to climate change, the study found that Lakes Michigan and Huron don't consistently separate into layers — or stratify — in the winter anymore. The consequences for ...

Water always flows from higher terrain to lower elevations, but getting from high to low is not an easy (or always direct) ...

Just over a ridge west of Fairbanks, Minto Flats is an oval of swampy lowlands larger than Anchorage. It has intrigued oil ...

Victory Cruise Lines will focus on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway, visiting popular and lesser-known destinations in the U.S. and Canada.

Lake Erie, one of North America's five Great Lakes, is known for its beauty and biodiversity. But beneath the surface, it's facing a growing threat: microplastic pollution. A recent documentary, ...

Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Hazards Specialist Roy Widrig anticipates property owners and community leaders will have ...

As the British pushed deeper into North America, they ended up giving Indians concessions that colonists would not tolerate.

A deadly tornado outbreak spawned more than 20 reports of twisters across the lower and mid-Mississippi Valley on Wednesday ...

Utility crews continue trying to repair outages ahead of more precipitation in northern Michigan, already battered by a ...

Planning a summer road trip? Canada is actually a closer drive from Knoxville than these popular U.S destinations.