Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With the Soo Locks closed until March, Great Lakes freighters are quickly heading to port for winter maintenance at harbors from ...

The clash between cooler weather and warmer lake waters is known to create significant wind storms on the Great Lakes.

The massive freighters that ply the Great Lakes are back at work following the early reopening of the Soo Locks for the 2025-26 season, and they're doing it all under the watchful eyes of webcams that ...

Detroit — Great Lakes water levels are expected to run several inches to a foot below average during the 2026 boating season, a shift that Lake Carriers’ Association officials say could lessen ...

The massive freighters that ply the Great Lakes are back at work following the early reopening of the Soo Locks for the 2025-26 season, and they're doing it all under the watchful eyes of webcams that ...

The Rotary Club of Sturgeon Bay is going in a new direction in 2026 with its annual maritime-themed fundraiser by offering a once-in-a-lifetime chance to experience the Great Lakes from the ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A Canadian freighter with 17 people on board got stuck in the ice on Lake Erie while departing Buffalo, according to the Coast Guard, which arrived with icebreaking equipment Thursday ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — It will be at least another day mired about a mile off shore from Buffalo for the crew of the Great Lakes freighter Manitoulin, which became stuck in ice after leaving the Queen City ...

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — Harsh winter weather has disrupted Coast Guard ice-breaking operations on the St. Marys River, forcing delays in assistance to big freighters and cargo ships that are trying ...

CLEVELAND — U.S. Coast Guard ships worked in icy waters on the Great Lakes on Jan. 21 to help large cargo boats that were stuck in ice. Two Coast Guard cutters — the Mackinaw and the Neah Bay — broke ...

SAULT STE. MARIE - What’s it like steering a huge Great Lakes freighter across nothing but open water on an inland sea? And does it take nerves of steel to guide that boat into the Soo Locks on a ...