Less than a month after tickets went on sale, a once-in-a-lifetime experience aboard a Great Lakes freighter is close to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With the Soo Locks closed until March, Great Lakes freighters are quickly heading to port for winter maintenance at harbors from ...

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay carried out its winter mission to provide safe passage for ships on the Great Lakes.

The Rotary Club of Sturgeon Bay is going in a new direction in 2026 with its annual maritime-themed fundraiser by offering a once-in-a-lifetime chance to experience the Great Lakes from the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, perhaps the most famous of the thousands of ships that ...

The Lee A. Tregurtha was beset by ice just off the Duluth piers.

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Spar helped assist the Lee A. Tregurtha, a Great Lakes Freighter that was beset by ice on Friday.

“A weathered hardhat, a pair of line-worn gloves, paint speckled boots and a discharge. That’s a wrap for the season. It was a privilege to work alongside some of the best professionals on the lakes ...

DETROIT - Great Lakes cruising is underway for 2026. It’s an industry that’s estimated to bring millions of dollars to region and lots of excitement from port cities. The 665-foot Viking Polaris will ...

On this episode of Great Lakes Now: It’s been 50 years since a freighter sank in the Great Lakes, but in June 2024, one ship came dangerously close. For one crew member, the experience was life ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Modern day freighters are massive - the Edmund Fitzgerald stood more than 700 feet long and weighed over 13,000 tons. Today’s ships are designed off the back of generations of shipping ...

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — Harsh winter weather has disrupted Coast Guard ice-breaking operations on the St. Marys River, forcing delays in assistance to big freighters and cargo ships that are trying ...