Less than one week into the shipping season – the Soo Locks opened on March 21 – the Boat Nerd map shows dozens of freighters ...

It seems no matter where you turn, webcams are keeping an eye on Great Lakes shipping. Here's where you can watch 1,000-footers pass by.

The green glow of the aurora borealis could be seen from the M/V Lee A. Tregurtha as it traversed Lake Superior overnight.

The Soo Locks in northern Michigan reopened March 21, kicking off the Great Lakes shipping season.

After spending the winter in Buffalo, the lake freighter American Mariner was delayed leaving Buffalo Monday. It attempted to leave Buffalo Harbor when it became wedged in ice, up to three feet thick ...

During the peak shipping season, the Great Lakes region has well over 100 bulk carrier, self-unloading, straight-deck ...

The Western Reserve, an all-steel freighter that sank in 1892, has been found in Lake Superior. The 300-foot freighter has become known for the tragic series of events that unfolded after it sank.

See the new exhibit on the Great Lakes and explore the historic Mather’s cargo holds, pilot house, guest quarters, and engine ...

Twenty-seven people died as a result of the wreck, and what happened is only known because of its lone survivor.

DULUTH — The Western Reserve, a mammoth and nearly new steam freighter, was en route to Two Harbors in August 1892 when it split in half during a storm and quickly sank to the depths of Lake ...

Cleveland-Cliffs is temporarily laying off 630 workers as it idles two mines that supply iron ore to its steel mills in ...