Is this simply the Midwest version of “not today” when the Great Lakes spit up waves higher than your neighbor’s SUV and ...

More than 9 million people were told to avoid the water during peak summer recreation because of "life threatening" ...

Smoke from the Canadian wildfires will continue to impact air quality across the upper Midwest and Great Lakes Friday and Saturday. Air quality alerts have expanded and are in effect for the entire ...

Plan an unforgettable escape to Wisconsin’s Apostle Islands with this ultimate guide to kayaking, caves, and Lake Superior ...

The assessment builds on a 2019 report published by the Environmental Law and Policy Center and conducted by a team of scientists from around the region.

The Great Lakes states have enough offshore wind power potential to provide three times as much electricity as all eight ...

Wisconsin is currently at low risk for wildfires, and the DNR is sending firefighters to help other states and Canada manage ...

Together, Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania carry 44 electoral votes. The Great Lakes are North America’s freshwater stronghold, holding more than 20% of the world’s surface freshwater.

The Great Lakes region has become somewhat of a hotbed for international tourism in recent years thanks to the rise of freshwater cruising, and Milwaukee’s port continues to play a key role in ...

The Great Lakes were at 52.23% ice coverage on Feb. 22. The last time the Great Lakes ice coverage reached 50% was February 2022 when it hit 56%, the NOAA said.

A ship built 16 years before the ill-fated SS Edmund Fitzgerald, which sank in 1975, still navigates the waters of the Great ...

Whales of the Great Lakes? Remembering whaleback ships developed in Superior, Wisconsin. The most successful of the whalebacks was SS Christopher Columbus, commissioned to provide transportation ...