The book “Mastering the Inland Seas” (University of Wisconsin Press, $36.95) helps explain the history of Great Lakes lighthouses and navigational aids and the importance of protecting them. ...

NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN - When your lights aren’t working and you are having technical difficulties, you punch in the number of your trusty tech guide or repair person. But when it happens to a pair of ...

Dangerous conditions with 6-9 foot waves will continue Wednesday before the November gale system begins to weaken Thursday.

Experience the charm of this scenic Ohio village on Lake Erie, where you can indulge in delicious seafood and explore a ...

Combining an intense interest in both true crime and maritime history, Dianna Higgs Stampfler’s latest book, "Death & Lighthouses of the Great Lakes: A History of Misfortune & Murder" (History Press ...

Ellen Kehoe of Royal Oak has so far visited about 80 lighthouses and climbed to the top of more than 15 of them during sojourns around Michigan’s Great Lakes. That’s more than half of the roughly 130 ...

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MARBLEHEAD, Ohio -- Before there was a road, before there was a town – before there was Cedar Point, across the bay – there was a lighthouse, rising from the rock, warning incoming boaters about the ...

Dianna Stampfler has worked for the tourism industry in Michigan for over 25 years and is the executive director of Promote Michigan, so she's seen almost everything the state of Michigan has to offer ...

State officials recently announced a pair of historic Michigan lighthouses will share more than $100,000 in grant funding for preservation work. The Charlevoix South Pier Lighthouse on Lake Michigan, ...

A 150-mile route along Lake Superior in northern Minnesota is among the most scenic drives in the Great Lakes region, according to World Atlas.

(WPBN/WGTU) -- A northern Michigan nonprofit is celebrating two milestones this weekend. The Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association turns 40 this year and it's the 105th anniversary of the ...