The 300-foot "Western Reserve" sank in August 1892, killing 27 people after both lifeboats capsized. Harry W. Stewart, the ship's wheelsman, was the only survivor ...

The traffic on the lakes is way down from a month ago, and there are signs that mud season is right around the corner. Grand ...

Leave it to Kenan Guleryuz to get the fishing news going again. Guleryuz is a frequent practitioner of fishing on the Colorado River. And frequently, he comes up with some ...

After searching for two years, researchers discovered the shipwreck of the Western Reserve, an early all-steel ship that ...

A Great Lakes fishing rights agreement between the US, Michigan, and five Native American tribes was upheld by a federal appeals court Thursday. The consent decree governing harvesting in the Great ...

When there’s enough ice, Burkey says he sees around 700-1,000 visitors during the ice fishing season. In 2024, ice coverage reached historic lows on the Great Lakes, according to the National Oceanic ...

For over 70 years, a massive U.S. Steel plant on the shores of Spirit Lake near Duluth, Minnesota dumped toxic waste into the water, causing lasting environmental damage to this sacred site. Spirit ...

The Great Lakes reached their highest ice coverage in three years on February 22, hitting 52.23%. However, a warming trend caused the ice coverage to plummet to 28.95% within a few days.

Nearly 87% of Lake Erie was covered with ice Monday, a drop from 96% on Thursday, according to the Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab. A year ago, there was no ice cover on the lake ...

Salt Lake City added a nearly $2.23 million grant from the Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement Trust to its budget as one of the many items in a $21.9 million budget amendment that members of the ...

EMMET COUNTY, Mich,. (WPBN/WGTU) - - The protection of the Great Lakes Fishery is suddenly in flux. After federal employees who kill invasive sea lamprey were fired this week. The beginning of the ...

Carters Lake offers not only great views of the water, but also the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains. It also offers a lot of recreational activities like fishing, boating, hiking, and camping.