The J.C. Ames was a powerful towing tug built in Manitowoc in 1881. It had a 41-year career. Now, it's the first shipwreck discovery this season.

Christopher Thuss was out fishing in the evening on May 13 when he noticed a wreckage north of the Manitowoc breakwater in ... These Lake Michigan ships, like the Ames, were towed out and burned ...

Christopher Thuss was out fishing when he noticed a wreckage north of the Manitowoc breakwater in Maritime ... Sheboygan and Muskegon. These Lake Michigan ships, like the Ames, were towed out ...

“Chief Boatswain, William Berglund … who was transferred … to a post in New York harbor some time ago, arrived here this noon for a short stopover before taking up his duties with a Coast Guard unit ...

Lake Ontario, one of the region's five Great Lakes, is the only one that doesn't border Michigan. Here's what to know.

As the Lake Ontario Marine Sanctuary plan advances, NOAA invites the public to dive into some of the marine heritage of the lake. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has scheduled a ...

Even as Lake Ontario’s waters hit a record high this spring, the neighbors on Newco Drive set to work saving their homes from the floods to come. The breakwalls that had protected the shoreline ...

Starting next week, you can dive on a Lake Ontario shipwreck without leaving the comfort of your couch. From May 18 through May 28, anyone with an internet connection can tag along virtually as a ...

We’ll never really know who was really behind the wheel of a deadly boat crash on Lake Ontario — but we know this: No one will be held accountable.

While the beaches and dunes provide a soothing vacation destination, the more than 100 lighthouses highlight the dangers its waters created for the many ships ... to find Lake Ontario Is Lake ...