The Lake County Historical Society plans to light the new beacon on Friday as part of a celebration marking the 100th anniversary of the organization, just before the Independence Day fireworks show.

It is never a good idea to pause between a 194-degree sauna and the mind-bending frigidity of Lake Superior in February. As sweat cools on skin, the rational mind kicks in.

Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world — a sea known for its pristine cold water. But in a warming world, that's changing.

For 133 years, the cold, dark waters of Lake Superior held onto one of its most haunting secrets - the final resting place of the Western Reserve, a massive steel steamer of the Gilded Age that ...

The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society discovered the wreckage of “The Western Reserve” that sank 132 years ago in Lake Superior. The tragic event in 1892 killed 27 people onboard and ...

Lake Superior Is Cold, Sparsely Settled and Known for Bad Weather. Perfect for Cruising, Some Say. As cruising picks up, one small Wisconsin port weighs the pros and cons of more ships and their ...

Environmentalists say that a proposed mine – slated to extract copper as close as 100 feet from the lake – is putting all that at risk. If it goes as planned, the Copperwood Mine will become ...

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A World War II-era shipwreck has been discovered some 600 feet deep in Lake Superior, about 35 miles north of Michigan, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society said Monday in a news release.

At 350 miles long and up to 160 miles wide, Lake Superior is not just the largest of the Great Lakes, but also the third-biggest body of freshwater on the planet, by volume.

Two shipwrecks found in Lake Superior have not been seen by human eyes in 109 years, scientists said. The ships mysteriously disappeared in 1914.

What's New. Lake Superior, the largest freshwater lake in the United States and a critical natural resource, experienced its lowest water levels in a decade in 2024.