Shipping in the Great Lakes first began about 300 years ago with French fur trappers, followed by loggers, salt miners and other industries. The Great Lakes region was also a theater of war during the ...

A boat capsized Sunday in waters off Yemen's coast leaving 68 African migrants dead and 74 others missing, the U.N.’s migration agency said.

Lake Erie is the shallowest of the Great Lakes but bests its cousins in several other ways. Find out more about all the Great ...

With volcanoes, mountains, and forests, Canada’s not short on natural landmarks,but there’s something particularly special ...

The 90 feet wooden schooner Maggie L was one of the last commercial sailing ships on Lake Ontario and the St Lawrence River.

An angler caught a 39-year-old lake trout while fishing near Sheboygan on Lake Michigan. The fish is the oldest in the history of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service mass marking program.

The New York State Police are investigating a fatal drowning that occurred in Lake Ontario near the shoreline of Little Field Place in the town of Ellisburg.

New York State Police are investigating a drowning in Lake Ontario, near the shoreline of Little Field Place, in Jefferson County.

Another summer, another Buckeye Lake island home for sale. Last year, Journal Island hit the market on the lake, before selling this spring. This summer, it's Onion Island, just off the shore from ...

Lake Zurich has canceled its Fourth of July fireworks display at Paulus Park. The village made the announcement on social media shortly before 10 a.m. The fireworks show was scheduled for ...