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Shipwreck hunters found the SS James Carruthers, a wheat-carrying cargo ship that sank in the Great Lakes Storm of 1913. It's belly up in the bed of Lake Huron.
The SS Alpena had been docked in Cleveland, Ohio, for months while undergoing repairs. It was steaming north on Aug. 28.
In November 1913, a massive winter storm swept through the Great Lakes. Nicknamed the “White Hurricane,” the blizzard caused ...
On this episode of Great Lakes Now: It’s been 50 years since a freighter sank in the Great Lakes, but in June 2024, one ship came dangerously close. For one crew member, the experience was life ...
ABOARD THE WOLVERINE (AP) -- Gliding imperceptibly across the horizon, the gigantic Great Lakes freighters are dark, silent, massive and imposing. Yet everyone from ship captain down to deckhand will ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- In 1980, the Steamship William G. Mather made its last voyage. Now it is permanently anchored behind the Great Lakes Science Center where it shares its industrial history with ...
Shipwreck! : a comprehensive directory of over 3,700 shipwrecks on the Great Lakes : includes the most dangerous spot on the lakes, largest freighters lost, the most dangerous decade, treasure ships / ...
The massive freighters that ply the Great Lakes are back at work following the early reopening of the Soo Locks for the 2025-26 season, and they're doing it all under the watchful eyes of webcams that ...
The Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Swim, as it’s called, is a 411-mile relay staged to honor the 50th anniversary of the sinking ...