The green glow of the aurora borealis could be seen from the M/V Lee A. Tregurtha as it traversed Lake Superior overnight. Several photos of the Northern Lights were posted today to Interlake ...

DULUTH — The Western Reserve, a mammoth and nearly new steam freighter, was en route to Two Harbors in August 1892 when it split in half during a storm and quickly sank to the depths of Lake Superior, ...

When it was clear the Fitzgerald had disappeared, the question became: Who would brave the storm to look for the crew?

Freighters on the River Rouge in 1936. A view of the River Rouge from I-75 in 1936. The River Rouge in 1936 Freighters in the winter of 1937 on White Fish Bay on Lake Superior. Freighters on Lake ...

A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 helicopter conducted an airlift operation to rescue a patient from a freighter on Lake Superior due to a medical emergency. The helicopter, dispatched from Traverse City on ...

Lake Superior's warming impacts Great Lakes residents. Michigan considers income-based water rates. Health insurance premiums ...

The U.S. Coast Guard based in Traverse City airlifted a person from a freighter in Lake Superior on Monday. Video released by the Coast Guard showed the crew arriving at the freighter on Lake Superior ...

Modern day freighters are massive - the Edmund Fitzgerald stood more than 700 feet long and weighed over 13,000 tons. Today’s ships are designed off the back of generations of shipping on these inland ...

Only a few expeditions have made the journey down to the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, which is now designated a protected grave site. That leaves many questions unanswered.

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Dramatic video captured a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter airlifting someone off a large freighter on Lake Superior. According to authorities, a MH-60 Seahawk was sent from ...