Ice breakers and cruises showcase the remarkable capabilities of ships designed for extreme conditions. These vessels navigate through thick ice, ensuring safe passage for other ships in harsh ...

Abdullatif Ahmed recalls his journey from Yemen to working on the icy waters of the Great Lakes, where Yemeni sailors shaped the region’s maritime history.

U.S. Senators from Michigan Elissa Slotkin and Gary Peters are pushing new legislation Tuesday that would reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) through ...

Jackson helmed the steamer Yale, making its way to Sault Ste. Marie from Whitefish Point in October, 1903. Another ship ...

This is a bit of a departure from some of GLOS's past work — a website called Seagull that aggregates sensor-based, real-time ...

McAvoy potted a rare power-play tally in Saturday's win over the Rangers. Can Lindholm, out since Nov. 12, provide another ...

For the Royal Navy to have more of something than the US Navy is unusual, but it does happen and one example is icebreakers.

If President Donald Trump's threat to tariff Canadian imports by 25% goes forward, 200 years of peaceful and profitable Great Lakes maritime trade will be at risk.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Lake effect snow is dependent on the Great Lakes water temperature and how much of the lake is frozen. But what does the current ice concentration look like and how does this ...

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Winters on the Great Lakes are getting shorter. A recent study published in the Environmental Research Letters found the lakes are losing an average of 1.43 days of ice-cover and near freezing surface ...

The larger Canadian Coast Guard Ship Samuel Risley—the breaker that finally helped ... capable of breaking 4.5 feet of ice, cargo vessels in the Great Lakes can extend their operational seasons ...