A Canadian freighter, the SS James Carruthers, disappeared into Lake Huron’s icy, deep blue waters, until David Trotter and his crew found it.

The bottom of the hull was largely intact, but the sides of the 137-foot ship had split open — likely due to 138 years of ...

What started as a day of scuba diving in Lake Ontario has resulted in 50 years of history at the Great Lakes Museum. Barbara ...

Matt Olson, owner of Door County Adventure Rafting, was scouting for new rafting spots near Rowleys Bay when he noticed the ...

In an email, the great-great-great grandson of James Carruthers told the Free Press: "I cannot tell you the emotional joy." ...

ALPENA, MI – The worst maritime tragedy in the history of Michigan’s Shipwreck Alley happened 160 years ago. The Pewabic, a ...

A rafter in Wisconsin has discovered the 138-year-old shipwreck of the Frank D. Barker in Lake Michigan, solving an old mystery.

Tiny and unmoving in their plastic prison cell, the thumbnail-sized shellfish didn’t look like much to fear. But knowing that ...

(Jacob Barker/CBC) "It was awesome, symbolically finishing the journey," she said. The swim also raised nearly $200,000 for ...

(Jacob Barker/CBC) "It was awesome, symbolically finishing the journey," she said. The swim also raised nearly $200,000 for ...

Thousands of ships have sunk in the Great Lakes over the years, and many remain hidden below the water. One was recently discovered in Lake Michigan.

While sailing through a heavy blanket of fog, the "Frank D. Barker" went off course and ran into a limestone outcropping in ...