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Explore the haunting world of Great Lakes' shipwrecks and discover the story behind Gordon Lightfoot's "The Wreck of the ...
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society is presenting a program by Fred Stonehouse on Sept. 11. It’s a free event and ...
NPR's Juana Summers talks with maritime archaeologist Tamara Thomsen about the record number of shipwreck discoveries in the Great Lakes in recent years, including two just in the last several months.
Legends say the Great Lakes has a mysterious "Lake Michigan Triangle." Here's a look at the facts behind the mystery.
Discover the eerie tales of Great Lakes shipwrecks and the technology used to uncover the secrets of these underwater graves.
In November 1913, a massive winter storm swept through the Great Lakes. Nicknamed the “White Hurricane,” the blizzard caused ...
It was a real deep mystery. Researchers have finally discovered the final resting spot of the historic Gilded Age ship Western Reserve — closing the book on a caper that has endured for over a century ...
MADISON, Wis. — The Great Lakes’ frigid fresh water used to keep shipwrecks so well preserved that divers could see dishes in the cupboards. Downed planes that spent decades underwater were left so ...
Shipwreck hunters found the SS James Carruthers, a wheat-carrying cargo ship that sank in the Great Lakes Storm of 1913. It's belly up in the bed of Lake Huron.
A bit of wood poking out of the sand. A piece of metal under the waves. You may have stumbled upon a washed-up shipwreck. An estimated 6,000 vessels have been lost on the Great Lakes with ...
(WPBN/WGTU) -- The Department of Natural Resources is highlighting the historic treasures found under the Great Lakes and explaining why shipwrecks are preserved so well. An estimated 6,000 vessels ...
MADISON (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 first ...