The Marblehead Lighthouse stands as a testament to Ohio’s surprising maritime heritage—a heritage many visitors and even longtime residents don’t fully appreciate until they’ve witnessed this Great ...

When the Edmund Fitzgerald sank, it was up to the crew of the Arthur M. Anderson to go search for survivors. Then, it was up ...

Willowick author Jennifer Boresz Engelking is out with her fourth book, a collection of intriguing stories about Lake Erie places, people, buildings and lore.

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

November 10th marks the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, perhaps the most famous of all the estimated 6,500 ships that have gone down in the Great Lakes. The Fitzgerald ...

The eerie rhythm of the “Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” was brought to America by Gordon Lightfoot in 1976, but the Riippa family was more directly connected ...

The undisputed star of Marblehead is its iconic lighthouse, the oldest continuously operating lighthouse on the Great Lakes. This limestone sentinel has guided vessels through Lake Erie’s notoriously ...

Discover the National Marine Sanctuary System — 18 underwater parks protecting coral reefs, shipwrecks, whales, and America’s ...

Two centuries after the Erie Canal was opened with a triumphant boat trip from Buffalo to New York City, a brightly painted ...

The state of Michigan has acquired a life ring that washed ashore 50 years ago from the Edmund Fitzgerald. The artifact ...

There’s both history and innovation connected to a one-of-its-kind promotion that will culminate with a Mazza Vineyards release party of bottles it recently pulled up from the bottom of Lake Erie. The ...