Some estimates put the total number of shipwrecks in the Great Lakes as high as 10,000, but Jensen thinks a more conservative number is between 4,000 or 5,000. In Wisconsin, where maritime ...

The Great Lakes Children's Museum has opened a new exhibit, Shipwreck at Curiosity Bay, inviting families to explore Great Lakes shipwrecks through interactive play.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fifty years ago this month, the gales of November swallowed the SS Edmund Fitzgerald along with her crew of 29 men, one of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Winter storms on the Great Lakes have a habit of briefly giving things back — from exposed reefs and forgotten shorelines to ...

The Great Lakes Children's Museum celebrates 25 years with a new hands-on exhibit exploring freshwater ecosystems and Great Lakes history.

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, ...

Some new technology is making it possible to explore the fascinating shipwrecks of Lake Huron without having to brave the frigid waters. The Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary is recreating 3D ...

Roughly 6,000 ships have wrecked on the Great Lakes, with about 1,500 occurring in Michigan waters. The deadliest early spring shipwreck on Lake Erie was the Anthony Wayne in 1850, resulting in up to ...

“Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald” by John U. Bacon strikes a chord with many of us. The stories of crews and ships lost on the Great Lakes are a large part of our history.

The Great Lakes Shipwreck Festival is in town and there will be plenty of speakers showcasing the latest research and ...

It was a real deep mystery. Researchers have finally discovered the final resting spot of the historic Gilded Age ship Western Reserve — closing the book on a caper that has endured for over a century ...

Winter storms on the Great Lakes have a habit of briefly giving things back — from exposed reefs and forgotten shorelines to shipwrecks that have sat underwater for more than a century. Over multiple ...