Briefings
The Second Most Famous Shipwreck in the World
In 1975, the Edmund Fitzgerald, a 730-foot ship, disappeared in Lake Superior, taking with her all 29 men aboard.
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OutdoorsThe Man who Survived 38 Hours in a Life Jacket
Adrift for 38 hours in a life jacket, a Navy peacoat and his underpants, Dennis Hale was the sole survivor of one of the worst shipwrecks in Great Lakes history.
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ArchiveThe Soo Locks, the North’s Great Engineering Marvels
The Soo Locks were once the busiest shipping artery in the world, raising and lowering 1,000-foot ships between Lake Superior and Lake Huron 24 hours a day, 42 weeks a year.
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ArchiveOf Ice and Men
Last winter, Great Lakes sailors suffered the worst ice navigation season in 30 years. Over 95 percent of Lake Superior was covered with blue ice, some of it 50 inches thick.
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ArchiveOn Isle Royale, A Fragile Balance Between Wolf and Moose
Begun in the winter of 1959, the Isle Royale Wolf & Moose Project is the longest-running large animal study in the world.