The Great Lakes reached their highest ice coverage (52.23%) since February 2022. Lake Superior was the last of the Great Lakes to become ice-free on May 11, 2025. As of June 6, 2025, water ...

Great Lakes scientists gathered in Milwaukee to discuss resilience in the lakes and scientific research amid proposed federal budget cuts. The conference, hosted by the International Association ...

Heat waves and cold spells are part of life on the Great Lakes. But new research from the University of Michigan shows that is true today in a fundamentally different way than it was even 30 years ...

For $1,000 a day over 11 days, 200 passengers and 65 crew members embark on the Pearl Seas Cruise Ship, spending time on the five Great Lakes and concluding their journey on Milwaukee's lakefront.

Great Lakes cruises are projected to welcome over 22,000 passengers this year, a nearly 10% increase from 2024, with ships making more than 700 port visits in Michigan, Illinois, Minnesota, New ...

The Alliance for the Great Lakes said that for the last 10 years, it has collected more tiny plastic pieces than any other type of trash.

Science Archaeology Fisherman discovers century-old Great Lakes shipwreck Finding long lost vessels also runs in the family, apparently. By Andrew Paul Published May 19, 2025 2:37 PM EDT ...

Great Lakes water levels are currently below average compared to 2024, though the lakes overall saw a rise from spring melt. Lakes Michigan-Huron are 8 inches lower than last year, the largest ...

Around 10:40 p.m. Sunday, 28-year-old Makaio Bartley crashed into a concrete wall at Naval Station Great Lakes, according to the Lake County Coroner's Office.

In a statement to ProPublica, staffers from Toledo’s water system credited the Great Lakes lab and NOAA for alerting it to potential blooms near its intake days ahead of time.

EMPIRE, MI -- One of Lake Michigan’s most famous residents has returned home to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Gabby, the oldest Great Lakes piping plover, returned to her shoreline ...