Reciprocal memberships can provide opportunities for children to learn about local history, ecosystems, and interact with ...

Long-time Burlington resident and philanthropist Lois Jean Howe McClure died Sunday at 98.

Between the shipwrecks and the discovery of mysterious sinkholes, it was a notable year for both Wisconsin and Lake Michigan.

The Department of Natural Resources wants to establish "submerged land preserves" to better protect historic watercraft or aircraft that are sunk in Lake Michigan.

For a second year in a row, a record number of shipwrecks were discovered in Wisconsin's Lake Michigan waters last year. According to the Wisconsin Historical Society, 17 total shipwrecks were ...

Geo Rutherford describes herself as a “morbid pessimist.” She gets excited when she finds evidence of things that have gone ...

The Vital de Oliveira was a civilian ship, built in 1910 and outfitted as an auxiliary naval craft when Brazil entered World War II on the side of the Allies. It was transporting supplies, sailors ...

The NOAA also estimates the gulf is the tomb of some 4,000 shipwrecks. Vessels discovered in the area include a War of 1812 privateer, boats sunk by German submarines during World War II and an ...