Geography ❯ Bodies of Water

Great Lakes

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Coast Guard Rescues Three People From Lake Erie Near Kelleys Island

A fast Coast Guard surface and air response backed by local agencies recovered all three people before transfer to emergency medical services.

Non-Swimmer Jumps In to Save Baby After Stroller Is Blown Into Lake Michigan

After Six-Decade Hunt, 1872 Steamer Lac La Belle Found in Lake Michigan

80-Mile Fracture Splits Lake Erie Ice Sheet as Coverage Nears 96%

Arctic Blast Sends Great Lakes Ice to 43%, Lake Erie Near Freeze-Over

Wind-Driven Seiche Whips Lake Erie, Floods Buffalo as Western Shoreline Empties

Divers Find Intact 19th-Century Shipwreck in Lake Ontario

Lost 1886 Schooner F. J. King Found Intact in Lake Michigan

Long-Lost Schooner F.J. King Found Off Wisconsin After 139 Years

Diver Says He Recovered Anthony Rizzo’s Ring From Lake Michigan as Reports Differ on Which One

DuSable Harbor Drowning Ruled a Homicide, Medical Examiner Says

Recovery Search to Resume for Missing Swimmer Off Highland Park’s Fort Sheridan

Bodies of Two Brothers and Fisherman Recovered After Separate Lake Erie Incidents

Two Rescued After Rocky River Barge Capsizes, Environmental Search Finds No Oil

Recovery Operation Underway for Missing 14-Year-Old at Illinois Beach State Park

Ramaswamy's Lake Erie Renaming Joke Draws Criticism Over Heritage Concerns

132-Year-Old Shipwreck Discovered in Lake Superior

Campaign to Map Great Lakes Bottom Gains Momentum

Ultra Swimmer Jim Dreyer Abandons Fourth Attempt to Cross Lake Michigan

Jim Dreyer Attempts Another Self-Sufficient Swim Across Lake Michigan