The 2025 Great Lakes shipping season will kick off four days earlier than expected. That’s because the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to open the Soo Locks to shipping traffic on the morning ...

Also known as the "witches" of November, they occur between mid-October and mid-December, when storm tracks collide over the ...

STURGEON BAY (WLUK) -- With the arrival of spring, the season for shipping on the Great Lakes typically begins. The event coincides with the opening of the Soo Locks on Lake Superior in Michigan's ...

With the weather forecasting capabilities of today, the captain of the Edmund Fitzgerald may not have even embarked from port.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Twenty years before the Titanic changed maritime history, another ship touted as the next great technological feat set sail on the Great Lakes. The Western Reserve was one of the ...

Great Lakes shipping is down slightly through the end of May as compared to the same time last year. Ships have hauled 7.97 million tons of cargo on the Great Lakes and through the St. Lawrence Seaway ...

The Great Lakes shipping season is kicking off this week as the the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie reopen early, marking the start of the 2025 season. The Poe Lock will open at 8 a.m. Friday, U.S. Army ...

It was the greatest technological advancement of its time to sail on the Great Lakes, and just like the Titanic, a ship whose owners made similar claims, was also lost to Mother Nature. But more than ...

People have long shared stories about strange places where compasses go haywire and ships vanish without a trace. The Bermuda Triangle usually gets the attention, but another body of water in the ...

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (WLUC) - A new season of shipping on the Great Lakes is underway. That means you’ll soon see those large freighters once again. The Poe Lock opened to all marine traffic at 8 a ...

Great Lakes cruising is expected to generate $300 million in economic impact from the region in 2026, according to a forecast by Cruise the Great Lakes, the region’s cruise marketing program. The ...