Piping Plover females are the first to leave the Great Lakes and head south, leaving dad to finish raising the chicks.

Three sailors in Great Lakes, Ill., were arrested in late June as part of an anti-human trafficking operation in Lake County.

EMPIRE, MI -- Wildlife photographer Thomas Gerndt was watching the sunset dip into Lake Michigan when a friend pointed out ...

Heavy rain, strong winds and the potential for tornadoes are threatening parts of the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes on ...

Photographer David Zurick’s 'Third Coast' celebrates the Great Lakes’ 4,500-mile shoreline, which covers more distance than ...

Bipartisan legislation designed to help keep shipping lanes open in the winter and ultimately strengthen the midwestern ...

Excessive infrastructure spending, climate change and a strained regulatory system add costs for ratepayers, advocates say.

Several international crew members working aboard two ships operated by Victory Cruise Lines were recently removed from the ...

The preservation association of the S.S. Milwaukee Clipper is raising money to help transform the Queen of the Great Lakes into a 48-room floating hotel, or “boatel.” Among the 48 rooms are 36 ...

The harborside aquarium, now one of Duluth's most popular attractions, was once an unlikely prospect — and weathered years of ...