Great Lakes Shipping

Book explores the career of naval architect Frank Kirby. Two of his three surviving ships are in Detroit and Muskegon Lake.

The U.S. Army Corp said the closure lasted only about five hours and delayed 11 ships.

Just under 2,000 year-round residents across three islands along the St. Marys River had limited access to the mainland due to heavy ice build up.

As many as 11 Great Lakes shipping vessels near Sault Ste. Marie have been delayed due to icy conditions since the shipping season got underway Wednesday morning with the opening of the Soo Locks.

Icy conditions have delayed vessels since December 15th. The U.S. Coast Guard says it has assisted six shipping vessels since Friday.

In his new book, John U. Bacon says science, weather and the Fitzgerald's cargo can help explain why the ship sank to the bottom of Lake Superior during a treacherous storm in 1975.

Federal, state and local officials are monitoring for pollution in the St. Marys River after a marine accident on Sunday that grounded a vessel.

Chef Catherine Schmuck has been sailing the Great Lakes for four decades cooking for crew members. During her conversation with WCMU's Tina Sawyer, she offers stories, cooking tips and recipes.

The Trump administration has reimplemented a 25% tariff on all foreign imports of aluminum and steel.

A limestone quarry on Drummond Island in the eastern Upper Peninsula is receiving $10 million in federal funding to upgrade its operations.