The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources defines a lake as a body of water with an area of at least 10 acres.

The annual Great Lakes Day in Washington has long stood as a shining example of Canada-U.S. co-operation – a convivial gathering of lawmakers and advocates from both sides of the border ...

Mather made its last voyage. Now it is permanently anchored behind the Great Lakes Science Center where it shares its industrial history with visitors. Launched 100 years ago, on May 23 ...

The Great Lakes reached their highest ice coverage in three years on Feb. 22, hitting 52.23%. Warming temperatures have caused that percentage to shrink to nearly zero. With continuing above ...

Note This story has been amended to better reflect the results of the study. The Great Lakes are some of North America’s most beautiful and prized bodies of water, but plastic pollution is ...

So far this winter season, maximum ice cover peaked at about 52% across the Great Lakes after February's polar vortex brought gripping cold to the region. That number is about the same as the long ...

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 ...

The shipwreck, broken in two, was discovered by the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society using sonar technology. A historic all-steel ship that broke records as it cruised the Great Lakes but ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society has announced the discovery of a new wreck on Lake Superior: The SS Western Reserve. The 300-foot steel steamer was ...

It felt like home,” Gonder said. He is the new PA announcer for the Great Lakes Loons, but Gonder is no stranger to this organization or the man who’s seat he now sits in. O’Donnell served ...

The shipwreck, broken in two, was discovered by the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society using sonar technology. A historic all-steel ship that broke records as it cruised the Great Lakes but came ...