Lighthouses have been a part of the Great Lakes maritime history ever since the early settlers moved westward and into the Upper Great Lakes region of the United States Their light beams have guided ...

The Stannard Rock Lighthouse sits atop an underwater mountain in Lake Superior, marking a reef area that's dangerous for ...

Seasonal ice has begun to form on Lake Superior, but the Great Lakes ice season has barely started. Historically, ice creation begins in earnest in early December and ice remains on the lakes until ...

Drone video captured frozen beaches and giant icicles spiraling around a lighthouse in St Joseph, Michigan, on Sunday, December 14, after bitter cold and lake-effect snow walloped the region. Footage ...

Keepers can stay at the historic offshore icon in northern Lake Huron for two or five nights from Father’s Day weekend to ...

It looks like the Great Lakes region might get another relatively normal ice year − a relief given recent trends. The U.S. National Ice Center released its 2025-2026 seasonal outlook this week, ...

Storm battered towers, shipwreck lore and keeper legends meet wide open Great Lakes horizons at these Michigan lighthouses, ...

Above: Satellite view of the Great Lakes on a recent clear day (December 22, 2019), showing less than 2% overall ice cover, about normal for this point in the winter, mainly in Green Bay and Saginaw ...