WHITEFISH TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The location of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum is no coincidence. "We do have 200 shipwrecks, approximately, right in this area of Whitefish Bay," said Bruce Lynn. "If we ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — The sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald is one of the most famous shipwrecks in Great Lakes history, but it's just one of hundreds of vessels lost to these waters. For researchers, ...

NPR's Juana Summers talks with maritime archaeologist Tamara Thomsen about the record number of shipwreck discoveries in the Great Lakes in recent years, including two just in the last several months.

A quiet fishing outing on Lake Michigan turned into a once-in-a-lifetime brush with history when a Wisconsin dad and his ...

Fifty years ago this month, the gales of November swallowed the SS Edmund Fitzgerald along with her crew of 29 men, one of the largest ships to go down on Lake Superior and the Great Lakes. Remembered ...

The Great Lakes have a rich history of ghost stories and maritime lore. Lake Superior's "Shipwreck Coast" is known for numerous shipwrecks and ghost ship sightings. The SS Bannockburn, a vanished ...

The Great Lakes cover over 94,000 square miles and hold about one-fifth of the world's fresh water, according to the Great Lakes Commission. For people who live surrounded by them, the lakes are a ...