Illinois boasts 63 miles of coastline along Lake Michigan’s southwestern shore, nearly all of which is fortified by metal ...

Lake Michigan/Huron has risen 6 inches in the last month due to wetter than average conditions over the Great Lakes.

Two iconic sentinels standing on the shores of Lake Michigan and Lake Superior will soon see renewed restoration efforts. The ...

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

(WOOD) — One of the nation’s leading experts on a critically endangered bird says potential federal spending cuts could spell doom for the Great Lakes piping plover. Francie Cuthbert ...

The ice season for the Great Lakes typically ends in early March and spring has officially arrived, with March 20 the spring equinox. With the ice retreating, Michigan's Soo Locks are opening ...

MICHIGAN (WPBN/WGTU) -- As temperatures start to warm up, you may notice dead fish along shorelines of lakes and ponds. The phenomenon is called fish kill and we may see more of it this spring.

The 2025 Great Lakes shipping season kicks off this week when the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and reopen early on Friday. The Poe Lock will open to marine traffic at 8 a.m. on Friday ...

Marie, Michigan, consist of two canals and four locks that allow vessels of many types/sizes to traverse the 21-foot drop in elevation of the St. Marys River between Lake Superior, and lakes ...

When all looked lost for Michigan men's basketball after losing four of its last six regular season games -- it wasn't. Dusty May not only made a miraculous turnaround after Michigan won just ...

NOAA has been spearheading efforts to map the bottom of the Great ... Frank, a computer scientist based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, had worked at the Great Lakes laboratory as a university affiliate ...