"Sometimes we find something new that we were not looking for," the Wisconsin Historical Society said about the discovery.

Unhealthy air has invaded Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota early this week as a new round of wildfire smoke from Canada ...

Only a fraction of the Great Lakes' bottom has been mapped, and those low-resolution charts were completed decades ago, according to the Great Lakes Observing System. The organization has been ...

Wisconsin is home to a treasure of natural wonders, where glacial history has shaped its landscapes into a diverse tapestry, perfect for exploration. As you delve into the state, you discover that ...

The step-grandson of a famous Great Lakes shipwreck finder recently made his own historic discovery in Wisconsin—the long-lost remains of a tugboat deemed one of the largest and most powerful of ...

The wreckage appears consistent with what's known about a steamer called the "L.W. Crane," which burned and sank locally in 1880 ...

A map of the Great Lakes’ bottoms would benefit insurance companies, the shipping and fishing industries, construction projects and more.

We know less about the bottom of the Great Lakes than we do about the surface of Mars, according to Jennifer Boehme. The oceanographer is executive director of the Great Lakes Observing System, an ...

Lake effect snow is slamming the Great Lakes, with seven states from Wisconsin to New York under snow alerts on Monday.

A Wisconsin angler with a family legacy of shipwreck discoveries has discovered one of the largest tugboats to ever tow on the Great Lakes, scrapped more than a century ago off the shores of ...

In a special report, USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin examines how federal cuts could impact invasive species monitoring on Lake Michigan.

It's an interactive online map with details on the more than 15,000 lakes, 42,000 miles of rivers and streams, 1,000 miles of Great Lakes shoreline and 260 miles of Mississippi River.