Epic summer adventure? Try splashing in all five Great Lakes in one day. Here are three routes you can try, including a ...

Luis M. Acevedo Soto, a summer intern for the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary (TBNMS), says his favorite part of Alpena ...

Weather officials have issued beach hazards and boat advisories for shores of Lake Michigan, Lake Huron and Lake Superior on July 17.

Beneath the hype, the region faces a host of both potential and very real climate-related problems. Many of these relate to ...

Piping Plover females are the first to leave the Great Lakes and head south, leaving dad to finish raising the chicks.

EMPIRE, MI -- Wildlife photographer Thomas Gerndt was watching the sunset dip into Lake Michigan when a friend pointed out ...

Photographer David Zurick’s 'Third Coast' celebrates the Great Lakes’ 4,500-mile shoreline, which covers more distance than ...

These articles are part of a series in partnership between Great Lakes Now and Planet Detroit. Read the whole series here.

The harborside aquarium, now one of Duluth's most popular attractions, was once an unlikely prospect — and weathered years of ...

It became a cultural phenomenon, Baillod said. Rye seeds were lost in Great Lakes shipwreck for 146 years. Now, they could make whiskey. Truth is more fascinating than fiction ...

From litter to invasives, the Great Lakes have their share of problems. At least a few dozen "nurdles" were discovered in just two hours by a team of 17 volunteers on June 22, 2024. Zebra and ...