Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Winter storms on the Great Lakes have a habit of briefly giving things back — from exposed reefs and forgotten shorelines to ...

On November 28, 1868, an American schooner called the Northerner was loading up with cargo near Cedar Grove, Wisconsin, when its hull became badly damaged. The next day, while being towed to Milwaukee ...

It was a real deep mystery. Researchers have finally discovered the final resting spot of the historic Gilded Age ship Western Reserve — closing the book on a caper that has endured for over a century ...

Roughly 6,000 ships have wrecked on the Great Lakes, with about 1,500 occurring in Michigan waters. The deadliest early spring shipwreck on Lake Erie was the Anthony Wayne in 1850, resulting in up to ...

The sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald is one of the most famous shipwrecks in Great Lakes history, but it's just one of hundreds of vessels lost to these waters. For researchers, these wrecks are a ...

Some new technology is making it possible to explore the fascinating shipwrecks of Lake Huron without having to brave the frigid waters. The Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary is recreating 3D ...

A bit of wood poking out of the sand. A piece of metal under the waves. You may have stumbled upon a washed-up shipwreck. An estimated 6,000 vessels have been lost on the Great Lakes with ...

Lake Huron sits on the border between the U.S. and Canada, and its closest state is Michigan. The freshwater lake features state parks, great fishing and underwater shipwreck preserves. Dozens of ...

MADISON, Wis. — The Great Lakes’ frigid fresh water used to keep shipwrecks so well preserved that divers could see dishes in the cupboards. Downed planes that spent decades underwater were left so ...

The Western Reserve, an all-steel freighter that sank in 1892, has been found in Lake Superior. The 300-foot freighter has become known for the tragic series of events that unfolded after it sank. The ...