The National Weather Service in Marquette, Michigan, has issued storm and gale warnings for portions of Lake Superior until 10 p.m. for Monday, Dec. 29. In Milwaukee, the Weather Service's office has issued a gale warning for Lake Michigan until midnight Monday.

Portions of the Great Lakes are ending 2025 on a snowy note as a week-long lake-effect snowstorm dumped feet of snow across the region with more to come in the new year.

A man accused of recording an 11-year-old boy using the restroom at Great Lakes Mall was arrested and charged with felonious voyeurism, Mentor police confirmed.

On the Great Lakes, waves build without warning and water churns with a cold, erratic energy. Waves are steep and packed close.

Yes. Though, it is rare for the entire lake system to freeze over, ice coverage can still reach 90% or more. According to GLERL's records, two lakes have frozen over completely: Lake Superior in 1973 and 1996; and Lake Erie in 1978, 1979 and 1996.

Severe winter weather continues across the Great Lakes after Syracuse received 2 feet of lake-effect snow Tuesday, marking its second snowiest day on record. Gusty winds and a fast-moving clipper are expected to intensify snowfall and worsen travel conditions.

Michigan State and Michigan Tech will meet for the Great Lakes Invitational title for the second time in three years.

Michigan State forward Charlie Stramel won the 2025 Great Lakes Invitational MVP award following a five point tournament.

A consistent wind pattern has set up across the Great Lakes that will continue to produce bands of lake-effect snow through New Year’s Eve, potentially adding an additional 2 feet of snow for the snowbelts in New York and Pennsylvania.