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

Although the Western Reserve was found in Lake Superior, estimates suggest there are more than 1,700 ships resting just in Lake Michigan.

Using a remotely operated vehicle, teams were able to find the wreck of the Western Reserve steamship, which sank on Aug. 30, ...

The final resting place of what was once the "safest ship afloat" was discovered after 132 years. Only one man, a wheelsman ...

The vessel was discovered last summer by a team of shipwreck hunters from the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society. The announcement was made today and revealed that the Western Reserve’s ...

He's long shared his stories at public venues like the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Michigan. People told him he should write a book. Now he has. Baxter penned the memoir "Hey You!: ...

(WLUK) -- A shipwreck submerged in Lake Michigan near ... The vessel transported grain, lumber, and other bulk cargo to and from Great Lakes ports throughout its career. Despite groundings 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 ...

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