The ocean floor is a graveyard containing the remains of historic voyages and the wreckage of small-scale maritime tragedies.

In a special report, USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin examines how federal cuts could impact invasive species monitoring on Lake ...

Shipping in the Great Lakes first began about three hundred years ago with French fur trappers, followed by loggers, salt ...

Ever since I can remember, I’ve lived near the water. I started off big: My parents’ home in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula was ...

Two other Upstate waterways, one in Western New York and one in the Adirondacks, also made the list of the nation's best ...

Art in the Loft’s “SummerView” exhibit is on display now through Sept. 6 at 109 N. 2nd Ave. in Alpena. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Classes are offered, and ...

As rusting war-era ships decay on the seafloor, their toxic cargoes pose an urgent but often overlooked environmental ...

Perched along the shores of Lake Huron, this charming destination north of Detroit is a popular spot for water sports and ...

Ketch has an unusual background for someone running a family shelter. Born and raised in East Portland, he graduated from ...

Discover the hidden dangers of the Great Lakes in John U. Bacon’s The Gales of November, a gripping new book on the Edmund Fitzgerald disaster.

This is NHPR’s The Big Question. We ask you a question about life in New Hampshire, you submit an answer, and we feature your voices on air and online. From imposing mountains to dazzling lakes and ...

When someone says “lighthouse,” your brain probably conjures images of rocky New England coastlines or foggy Pacific cliffs—not the heartland of Ohio. But there it stands on the shores of Lake Erie, ...