Did you know the Great Lakes experience a rare winter phenomenon called ice volcanoes? These icy eruptions form when waves crash into frozen shorelines, creating cone-shaped structures that look like ...

Last year, Vice President JD Vance, then an Ohio senator, was part of a bipartisan coalition calling to increase funding for ...

A Carver County woman is hoping her land will be recognized as an important archeological site and that it will be preserved under the permanent protection of the Archeological Conservancy. If her ...

According to a list compiled by LoveExploring, the "most shocking" weather event to ever occur in Michigan was the Great ...

A lure and fish hook that together stretch 22 feet hangs from a stairwell ceiling at the University of Minnesota Duluth. The tackle turned heads when it passed under the Aerial Lift Bridge in 2013.

The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative recently welcomed Michigan City Mayor Angie Nelson Deuitch and the city, ...

Sidney, New York, U.S.A.-based sustainable fish farm Skytop Springs has joined the 100 percent Great Lakes Fish Pledge, ...

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The Great Lakes region is a major recipient of federal funding to protect and clean up the basin as well as protect its rich history.

The health of the Great Lakes, a vital resource and historical ... NOAA also helps protect the basin’s history and ecosystems through its national marine sanctuaries, like the Wisconsin ...

In 2002, the Great Lakes basin had just 11.9% ice coverage, NOAA said. In 2012, Lake Superior had 8.5% coverage. In 2002, Lake Michigan had 12.4% coverage. In 2012, Lake Huron had 22.8% coverage.