Ric Mixter, who has explored the Edmund Fitzgerald wreckage, brings his "Howling Winds" presentation about canine survivors ...

See the new exhibit on the Great Lakes and explore the historic Mather’s cargo holds, pilot house, guest quarters, and engine ...

Whether pulled from headlines or history books, these classic country songs tell the stories of true historical events.

A historic all-steel cargo ship that broke speed records as it sailed across the Great Lakes has been found more […] ...

The Great Lakes have claimed thousands of ships ... The incident was immortalized in the Gordon Lightfoot song, “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.” Assistant Wisconsin State Climatologist ...

Lynn said that the ship was “pretty torn up” but the wreckage appeared well-preserved in the frigid fresh water. The Great Lakes have claimed thousands of ships since the 1700s. Perhaps the most ...