Day: 19 October 2025
Navy combat ship commissioned on Lake Michigan reaches Florida home port
The littoral combat ship USS Marinette LCS 25, built in Marinette, Wisconsin, and commissioned in Menominee, Michigan, traversed 15 locks, four Great Lakes and more than 1,400 nautical miles to […]
How the Edmund Fitzgerald’s sinking inspired advances in storm navigation
The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald not only inspired an iconic ballad from Canadian crooner Gordon Lightfoot, it also led to the advancement of Great Lakes weather monitoring and forecasting […]
Charter boat captain faces prison for unlicensed vessel
A charter captain faces prison and a fine when he is sentenced early next year for violating a Coast Guard order to stop commercial operation of his unlicensed boat on […]
Two of the biggest fishing derbies in the United States are happening now
Two of the biggest fishing derbies in the United States are being contested now on Lake Erie. The Walleye Fall Brawl and the Fall Walleye Slam attract contestants from more […]
Park Service begins excavating popular Sleeping Bear beach
The National Park Service is excavating a popular beach at Michigan’s Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore this fall to remove sand and rocks deposited there by annual river dredging, which […]