CLEVELAND, Ohio -- In 1980, the Steamship William G. Mather made its last voyage. Now it is permanently anchored behind the Great Lakes Science Center where it shares its industrial history with ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cross the ramp into the cargo hold of the Steamship William G. Mather and step into Great Lakes history. The 618-foot retired freighter opens for public tours on Saturday, May 3, and ...

Introduction: steam navigation on the Great Lakes -- Steam navigation from 1817 to 1860 -- Harnessing steam -- Early years on the lakes -- Opening the frontier -- Birth of an industry -- Regional ...

The Great Lakes Science Center celebrated the steamship with a party on Saturday afternoon. Guests munched on cupcakes and signed a birthday card in honor of the centenarian ship. 27,371 people played ...

The JC Ames was one of the most powerful tugboats of its time. The step-grandson of a famous Great Lakes shipwreck finder recently made his own historic discovery in Wisconsin—the long-lost remains of ...

The SS Alpena had been docked in Cleveland, Ohio, for months while undergoing repairs. It was steaming north on Aug. 28.

Trotter and a tight-knit crew of amateur explorers have spent decades on their days off looking for old vessels torn apart by violent weather and swallowed by the Great Lakes. By Trotter’s count, he’s ...