Researchers at the University of Minnesota Duluth found the previously-undiscovered microorganisms hiding in the tar-like goo ...

That’s the Marblehead Lighthouse in a nutshell – a gleaming white sentinel on Lake Erie’s shore that somehow remains Ohio’s best maritime treasure hiding in plain sight. Standing tall since 1821, this ...

While throngs of visitors crowd the sandy stretches of nearby Presque Isle, this 587-acre sanctuary of towering bluffs, pristine shoreline, and ancient forests remains delightfully uncrowded—a secret ...

Get in, loser. We’re going hiking. Here are my favorite features of this popular outdoor app and why you should use it on ...

Discover the hidden dangers of the Great Lakes in John U. Bacon’s The Gales of November, a gripping new book on the Edmund Fitzgerald disaster.

A boat with 10 passengers capsized Saturday during a sudden storm on Lake Tahoe. Here's what we know about the accident.

The snowmelt and runoff are bringing lots of water into the lakes and the fishing has remained good because of all the fresh ...

Most of the Great Lakes are currently below 60 degrees, increasing the risk of cold shock and hypothermia. Lake temperatures typically peak in late summer/early fall, with August averages ranging from ...

The 'least spectacular' of the Great Lakes is a devastating snow machine. Lake Erie's devastating lake-effect snow storms can smother communities with collapsed roofs and impassable roads.

The Great Lakes entered this winter under one of their warmest stretches in recent decades, boosted in part by the hangover of the naturally recurring El Nino climate cycle, which peaked last winter.

Several communities across the Great Lakes region are preparing to be blasted by feet of snow as winter weather moves in just as millions of people across the U.S. ring in 2025.

The lead-in to the holidays will be heavy on precipitation for many people as another storm system moves in across the Great Lakes and Northeast regions, bringing rain and snow before Christmas.