Epic summer adventure? Try splashing in all five Great Lakes in one day. Here are three routes you can try, including a no-passport way.

From the 17th century fur trade to today's iron ore industry, the Great Lakes has a long and important history of maritime trade.

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

The Grove Gallery in Evanston features an exhibition celebrating water, raising funds for the Alliance for the Great Lakes.

These picturesque beaches have a lot to offer, including some of the best scenery you've ever seen - check them out on your next trip for a fun adventure.

The Environmental Working Group says there are now more than 8,000 confirmed PFAS-contaminated sites across the United States ...

Long before the Great Lakes came to define the heart of North America, a much larger lake once ruled the land. Lake Agassiz, a prehistoric inland sea, spread across the continent with a reach that ...

The pocket watch was preserved underwater in the wreckage of the Great Lakes deadliest shipwreck for decades. This spring, it made its way home to England, hand delivered by a Michigan historian ...

Archaeologists Are Finding Dugout Canoes in the American Midwest as Old as the Great Pyramids of Egypt In the waterways connected to the Great Lakes, researchers uncover boats that tell the story ...

Every spring, as migratory birds return to their breeding grounds, scientists and volunteers across North America prepare for a century-old, powerful act of conservation: bird banding. By gently ...

As it stands, almost all monitoring is done during the spring, summer and early fall months when there's easier access to research vessels and equipment like buoys.

This Cruise Line Lets You Visit Iconic Frank Lloyd Wright Sites as You Voyage Along the Great Lakes Victory Cruise Lines is taking travelers to the iconic architect's important sites in Illinois ...