Modern day freighters are massive - the Edmund Fitzgerald stood more than 700 feet long and weighed over 13,000 tons. Today’s ships are designed off the back of generations of shipping on these inland ...

One of the secrets of the Great Lakes has been uncovered - a ship that sank more than a century ago in Lake Huron. BRENDON BAILLOD: The James Carruthers is one of a small handful of Holy Grail ...

David Trotter and a tight-knit crew of explorers have spent decades looking for lost vessels. The Carruthers was the last of eight vessels that sank in a 1913 storm that was still missing. LAKE HURON ...

The SS Alpena, the oldest working freighter on Michigan's Great Lakes, is back on course for another shipping season. As of 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 28, the ship was en route from Cleveland, Ohio, and was on ...

The Fitzgerald family has a long maritime history in Port Huron, dating back to 1837. The swim will trace the freighter's intended route, symbolically completing its final voyage. The relay will raise ...

A June 21 storm caused significant water level changes in Lake Superior, particularly in Whitefish Bay. The event involved a meteotsunami, storm surge, and seiche activity. While the Great Lakes don't ...