The massive freighters that ply the Great Lakes are back at work following the early reopening of the Soo Locks for the 2025-26 season, and they're doing it all under the watchful eyes of webcams that ...

Residents and visitors to Manitowoc are likely familiar with the concrete tower at the harbor entrance across from the Wisconsin Maritime Museum. This marine tower functions as a docking station for ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — It will be at least another day mired about a mile off shore from Buffalo for the crew of the Great Lakes freighter Manitoulin, which became stuck in ice after leaving the Queen City ...

Great Lakes freighters and their crews don’t get the day off for holidays. “When sailing the (Great) Lakes, our mariners work every day to keep commerce flowing to the industrial and manufacturing ...

The SS Alpena, built in 1942, is the oldest working freighter on the Great Lakes. The freighter, currently docked in Cleveland for repairs, has been operating since before the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. As the boat pushes from the Detroit River seawall, Captain ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A freighter was on its way to Canada on Sunday after it was freed from ice that trapped it in a frozen Lake Erie for days, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The Manitoulin, a 663-foot ...