Above: Satellite view of the Great Lakes on a recent clear day (December 22, 2019), showing less than 2% overall ice cover, about normal for this point in the winter, mainly in Green Bay and ...

While it may not feel that cold in the Midwest right now, a recent winter left an icy mark on the Great Lakes well into spring. In early March 2014, 11 years ago this week, the visible satellite ...

The saltie Federal Margaree passes under the Aerial Lift Bridge in Duluth just after sunrise on Nov. 28, 2018. It was in the Twin Ports to pick up a load of grain. The 2025 Great Lakes shipping ...

The Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan recently awarded a new round of community grants covering Alcona, Alpena, ...

The moose population in the western Upper Peninsula has been a subject of great interest and conversation for decades. People ...

The Northern Lights may be putting on an encore performance Saturday night after putting on a minor show Friday night, only ...

Deep within Africa’s Great Rift Valley, Virunga National Park is home to some of the continent’s most active volcanoes, ...

Raj Bejankiwar is a scientist with the International Joint Commission's Great Lakes regional office. An airborne look at Lake Erie with lots of algae. (Zachary Haslick/Aerial Associates ...

The impact can be seen not only over the snow-covered landscape, but also the frozen surface of parts of the Great Lakes ... Falls in late-January However, satellite imagery shows the scale ...

The opening of the locks marks the start of the Great Lakes shipping season ... know what ships are close and where to get the best view. To check freighter travel in Michigan, go to the ...