Piping Plover females are the first to leave the Great Lakes and head south, leaving dad to finish raising the chicks.

Three sailors in Great Lakes, Ill., were arrested in late June as part of an anti-human trafficking operation in Lake County.

Navy Band Great Lakes is coming to Milwaukee for a series of free public concerts as part of Milwaukee Navy Week.

The crash happened in 1959, despite advanced navigational equipment and efforts to improve safety on the lakes.

Photographer David Zurick’s 'Third Coast' celebrates the Great Lakes’ 4,500-mile shoreline, which covers more distance than ...

A mysterious tar-like liquid appeared on the deck of the R/V Blue Heron, a research vessel exploring Lake Superior. When the ...

On a recent flight home to Salt Lake City, I gazed out the window and shuddered. The ground below was riddled with cracks.

The great white birds have been hanging out in the Great Lakes consistently over the past couple decades. Data from the past 25 years shows Michigan’s coastline lined with pelican sightings. There’s a ...

Bipartisan legislation designed to help keep shipping lanes open in the winter and ultimately strengthen the midwestern ...

Beneath the hype, the region faces a host of both potential and very real climate-related problems. Many of these relate to ...

The National Weather Service said waves will build on July 6 and boaters and swimmers should use caution or even stay out of ...

Swimming is most comfortable in lake waters at about 70 degrees, according to Swimoutlet.com. While scattered thunderstorms ...