Coast Guard investigating beacon stolen from Superior lighthouse
The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating the theft of a navigational beacon at the lighthouse that guides ships into the…
When Music Meets Climate Crisis: A New Concerto Echoes the Planet’s Fragility
Grammy-nominated harpist Yolanda Kondonassis unveils latest collaboration, “Terra Infirma,” shaped by wildfire, ancient musical traditions with a call to environmental…
Shipwreck hunter discovers sunken 150-year-old luxury liner off the coast of Wisconsin
The Great Lakes are seeing a “golden age” of shipwreck discoveries, says Wisconsin maritime historian.
Climate change is worsening water crisis for Canada’s largest First Nations population
As the Six Nations of the Grand River face water scarcity due to corporate extraction and limited land ownership, a…
The history of taming the Great Black Swamp
Before farms and suburbs, the Great Black Swamp thrived. Restoring it could help curb Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms today.
Fifty years later: The little-known story of the families the Fitz left behind
After the Edmund Fitzgerald sank, grieving families faced another storm: unequal insurance payouts, corporate pressure and a legal system stacked…
The Lake Michigan dive that made history
In 1937, Max Nohl braved a freezing Lake Michigan, media pressure and searing pain in a record-breaking, live-broadcast scuba dive…
Points North: Once in a Blue Moon
Blue moon ice cream, this quintessentially Midwestern, bright blue dessert, is a mystery. No one can agree on what it…
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