The Thomas Jefferson is back after its first Great Lakes mission in 2022 as part of a broader federal push to modernize ...

Despite the active weather on both coasts, much of the central U.S. will see a brief warm-up in the middle of the week. High ...

Chicago author Barb Rosenstock writes award-winning books for children of all ages. Her young-adult nonfiction book “American ...

That curved line on your nautical chart isn't a detour — it's actually the shortest path between two ports on a spherical Earth. Here's why flat maps make the fastest route look wrong, and how ...

For the first time since 2022, the NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson is underway in the Great Lakes. The vessel and its crew of NOAA ...

Savanna Portage State Park near McGregor is that place, and it’s been quietly offering some of the finest hiking in the state ...

Ever wanted to sleep in a train car without the questionable dining car food or the guy snoring in the seat behind you? The ...

Buffalo's legendary snowfall totals are largely the result of one unlucky geographic reality: the city sits east of the Great ...

Here's a look at the 10 largest islands on the Great Lakes, spread among U.S. and Canadian waters across the lakes.

The Great Lakes were much larger 15,000 years ago. This map shows the earlier, larger versions of the lakes, while the red marks identify the iceberg plowmarks found by researchers.

DETROIT – A viral social media post claiming two great white sharks are headed for the Great Lakes is making the rounds and it’s completely false. Here’s why the science just doesn’t add up. The most ...