In the fall of 1913, a violent force was unleashed across the Great Lakes. More than a century later, it still goes by many names. All are deadly: The White Hurricane. The Big Blow. The Frozen Fury.

The 50th anniversary of the shipwreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald reminds us of how important the Great Lakes are as a conduit of commerce.

Modern technology provides the ability to learn definitively what sank the Edmund Fitzgerald — if the restrictions over ...

GRAND MARAIS, MI -- Michigan maritime history is rich with stories of ships battling the Great Lakes. In many cases, the lakes won. Lake Superior notoriously was a heavy weight champ, its beaches ...