Retelling shipwreck stories help keep the memories of their victims alive. How the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, SS Carl D. Bradley ...

The U.S. has the most lighthouses of any country in the world, and this state has the highest concentration of them across ...

Freshwater lakes are fundamental for sustaining life, a moderate climate and nurturing millions of people, often formed from ...

Modern technology provides the ability to learn definitively what sank the Edmund Fitzgerald — if the restrictions over diving her remains are lifted.

A new novel sheds light on the history of builder John Brown and his local lighthouse legacy. Retired archivist Diane Allengame spent ten years researching the Imperial Tower Lighthouses that remain ...

Tucked along the pristine shores of Thunder Bay on Lake Huron’s coastline, Alpena isn’t just another pin on Michigan’s mitten – it’s the place where overwhelmed souls rediscover what life felt like ...

Downtown Alpena delivers small-town charm without sacrificing modern amenities or cultural experiences. Art galleries display works from local and regional artists in spaces where you can often meet ...

Only a few expeditions have made the journey down to the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, which is now designated a protected ...

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 ...

Terrence Tysall set a record scuba diving to the Edmund Fitzgerald. Ric Mixter dove in a submersible, finding a missing body. Here are their stories.

Without Gordon Lightfoot’s song, the Edmund Fitzgerald could have faded from memory along with the names of the roughly 6,500 ...

The bulk carrier now lies at the bottom of Lake Superior, where it has rested for the last 50 years. While the Great Lakes ...