While ice is starting to close in on the Great Lakes, the Soo Locks remain open for a few more days. When the season ends.

On Sunday, Jan. 4, Great Lake researchers reported a total ice coverage of 15.77%, the highest percentage of the season that ...

Conservation experts report more than a dozen captive-reared Great Lakes piping plovers released in 2025 have been spotted ...

As Michigan looks ahead to the new year, state environmental officials are laying out priorities for protecting the water ...

Some of the most dangerous ice, according to outdoors officials, is what's known as "shelf ice" forming along the Great Lakes ...

It was a year of growing challenges as well as comeback stories in the Great Lakes. While Detroit welcomed a large new park, ...

Yes. Though, it is rare for the entire lake system to freeze over, ice coverage can still reach 90% or more. According to GLERL's records, two lakes have frozen over completely: Lake Superior in 1973 ...

Cross-border collaboration across infrastructure, trade, freshwater innovation, and maritime logistics is shaping the Great Lakes economy’s next chapter DETROIT, MI, UNITED STATES, January 4, 2026 ...

The U.S. Coast Guard has started its winter task of keeping newly formed ice from hindering commercial vessel traffic on the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WILX) - Michigan State is making its 49th all-time Great Lakes Invitational appearance this season, a ...

Understand the significance of nitrates from chemical fertilizer and manure in farming and their implications for the environment.

Michigan State’s men’s hockey team is heading into the new year coming off another Great Lakes Invitational championship. The ...