The Sam Laud and a commercial tugboat were freed Thursday after becoming stuck in thick ice on Lake Erie during a difficult ...

“A weathered hardhat, a pair of line-worn gloves, paint speckled boots and a discharge. That’s a wrap for the season. It was ...

A not too common sight was seen on the bay Monday morning as a Coast Guard icebreaker made its way through the channel to ...

U .S. Coast Guard cutters Mackinaw (WLBB 30) and Neah Bay (WTGB 105) conducted ice-breaking operations on the Great Lakes Jan. 21, freeing and escorting commercial vessels beset by heavy ice. The ...

U.S. Coast Guard ice-breakers rescued two ships on the Great Lakes while clearing the way for maritime shipping.

The curve of Michigan’s Thumb makes the horizon feel closer at Albert E. Sleeper, where Saginaw Bay spreads shallow and pale.

Two Coast Guard cutters — the Mackinaw and the Neah Bay — broke ice so other ships could continue moving or reach safe harbor ...

Save this for the off season, these Michigan shore towns feel wide open in winter, with views that do most of the work.

Thanks to its access to the Great Lakes, Michigan is home to some of the most beautiful lighthouses in America, and we've ...

The 1,004-foot-long American Spirit was the last Great Lakes freighter to traverse the Soo Locks for the 2025-26 shipping season on Thursday, Jan. 15, as the facility closes for winter maintenance.