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 Superior, ...

The Great Lakes are an amazing natural resource that hold nearly 20% of the entire surface fresh water supply on the ... Ontario rarely see ice cover. Lake Superior, while the largest and deepest ...

Explorers have discovered the sunken wreckage of one of the first steel cargo ships to travel the Great Lakes.

The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society says the Western Reserve broke apart and sank in 600 feet of water during a ...

As the ship entered Lake Superior's Whitefish Bay between Michigan and Canada on Aug. 30, a gale came up. With no cargo aboard, the ship was light and floating high in the water. The storm ...

As the ship entered Lake Superior’s Whitefish Bay between Michigan and Canada on Aug. 30, a gale came up. With no cargo, the ship was floating high in the water. The storm battered it until it ...

The average water temperature in Lake Superior in late August is about 60 degrees, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.The summary notes the Titanic used the same type ...

No, the lake didn't suddenly shrink, nor did the city beyond the horizon teleport closer. The illusion is called a "superior mirage" — a phenomenon where shifting temperatures over the water bends ...