The green glow of the aurora borealis could be seen from the M/V Lee A. Tregurtha as it traversed Lake Superior overnight. Several photos of the Northern Lights were posted today to Interlake ...

Freighters on the River Rouge in 1936. A view of the River Rouge from I-75 in 1936. The River Rouge in 1936 Freighters in the winter of 1937 on White Fish Bay on Lake Superior. Freighters on Lake ...

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, ...

When it was clear the Fitzgerald had disappeared, the question became: Who would brave the storm to look for the crew?

A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 helicopter conducted an airlift operation to rescue a patient from a freighter on Lake Superior due to a medical emergency. The helicopter, dispatched from Traverse City on ...

On a stormy night in 1975, a giant cargo ship vanished beneath Lake Superior. All 29 crew members were lost, and the cause has never been fully agreed upon. This video explores the leading theories ...

The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald still hits close to home in Wisconsin. Half a century later, the legacy lives on through memorials, museum exhibits, ...

The city is home to the Soo Locks, a significant Great Lakes shipping hub on the St. Marys River between Lake Superior and Lake Huron. The locks consist of two canals and four locks that allow vessels ...

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Dramatic video captured a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter airlifting someone off a large freighter on Lake Superior. According to authorities, a MH-60 Seahawk was sent from ...