It's been 50 years since the Edmund Fitzgerald sank among huge waves on Lake Superior, and its legend is just as gripping as ever.

A 150-mile route that traces the shore of Lake Superior in northern Minnesota is among the most scenic drives in the Great Lakes region, according to World Atlas. The roughly three-hour drive along ...

The SS Edmund Fitzgerald was a Great Lakes ore carrier that sank during a severe storm on Lake Superior on Nov. 10, 1975, killing all 29 crew members. Launched in 1958 and named after the president of ...

The Great Lakes are one step closer to greater pipeline safety today. The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee passed the Pipeline Integrity, Protection, and Enhancement for ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – A low-pressure system over the Great Lakes region continues to fuel lake-effect rain bands on the eastern sides of lakes Michigan, Erie and Ontario and the southern side of Lake ...

The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS; Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; and The Narwhal who work together to bring ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Nearly 50 years after the Edmund Fitzgerald vanished on Lake Superior, another Great Lakes giant — right here in Toledo — continues to tell its story. The Col. James M. Schoonmaker, now ...

WHITEFISH POINT, MI - As the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in the Upper Peninsula prepares for its big gatherings to mark the 50th anniversary of the tragic sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, more ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Last year, Watershed Distillery and Great Lakes Brewing Co. collaborated on a Bourbon concept with HR Hospitality. It was a hit. “Once we released it, all the Bourbon heads were ‘How ...

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WBEZ and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. The Silver carp is big, unwieldy and requires Joe Greendyk to use both hands ...