The mapping project will help to identify important habitat for wildlife such as moose and caribou. Knowing where these climate change refugia are allows land-use planners and Indigenous communities ...

Experts say the Great Lakes can be more dangerous than the open ocean due to their volatile nature. Waves on the Great Lakes are steeper and closer together, causing choppy conditions and a rougher ...

It looks like the Great Lakes region might get another relatively normal ice year − a relief given recent trends. The U.S. National Ice Center released its 2025-2026 seasonal outlook this week, ...

Tamara Thomsen, a maritime archaeologist and diving instructor, has helped uncover more than 100 shipwrecks across the region. By Shivani Vora This article is part of a Women and Leadership special ...

The surface water temperatures on the Great Lakes have really cooled in the past few weeks. Now Lakes Erie and Ontario are colder than normal, while Lakes Michigan, Huron and Superior are just ...

The Great Lakes water levels continue to fall. Here’s a look at the current levels, and the forecast into next year. The Great Lakes water levels declining right now is entirely normal. In fall and ...

Built in 1984 by a family of keen anglers from Chicago, Gangler’s is “one of the world’s finest fishing lodges”. But this ...

Seasonal ice has begun to form on Lake Superior, but the Great Lakes ice season has barely started. Historically, ice creation begins in earnest in early December and ice remains on the lakes until ...

One of the greatest things about the insurance industry is our ability to build high-quality relationships that last for decades. The downside of this will come in 2029, when the youngest of the ...

Warmer waters are fueling stronger, snowier storms—at least for now. Here’s how scientists think this phenomenon will evolve as the planet gets hotter. Steam is seen rising off a frozen Lake Michigan ...

Strong winds from a clipper system heading for Michigan are expected to create monster waves on the Great Lakes this week. The waters of Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Superior and Lake Erie are ...