Piping Plover females are the first to leave the Great Lakes and head south, leaving dad to finish raising the chicks.

EMPIRE, MI -- Wildlife photographer Thomas Gerndt was watching the sunset dip into Lake Michigan when a friend pointed out ...

Bipartisan legislation designed to help keep shipping lanes open in the winter and ultimately strengthen the midwestern ...

Navy Band Great Lakes is offering free performances in this Milwaukee Navy Week. The performances are being held daily ...

Photographer David Zurick’s 'Third Coast' celebrates the Great Lakes’ 4,500-mile shoreline, which covers more distance than ...

As U.S. butterfly populations face declines, the John Ball Zoo has launched a program to save these insects in a race against extinction.

On a recent flight home to Salt Lake City, I gazed out the window and shuddered. The ground below was riddled with cracks.

Always wanted to be a sailor on the Great Lakes? According to the Great Lakes Maritime careers webpage, your opportunity is ...

A mysterious tar-like liquid appeared on the deck of the R/V Blue Heron, a research vessel exploring Lake Superior. When the researchers tested the substance, they found unusual organisms. Now they ...

Water at Great Salt Lake State Park was shut off today, July 14, due to a water line break and repair. The water will be shut ...

Excessive infrastructure spending, climate change and a strained regulatory system add costs for ratepayers, advocates say.

The National Weather Service said waves will build on July 6 and boaters and swimmers should use caution or even stay out of ...