As of March 16, average ice cover across the lakes was roughly 13.5%. Lake Superior was at 9.2%, and Lake Michigan was at ...

Research unveils a new theory about the origin of the Great Lakes, challenging what we know about their age and formation.

Above: Satellite view of the Great Lakes on a recent clear day (December 22, 2019), showing less than 2% overall ice cover, about normal for this point in the winter, mainly in Green Bay and ...

One might not expect Canada to boast the world's largest freshwater island, but travelers can indeed find such a place in the ...

With the warm weather these past few days the ice on the Great Lakes is quickly receding. Here’s a look at how the ice cover measured up this winter. All of the Great Lakes with the exception of ...

The Great Lakes reached their highest ice coverage in three years on Feb. 22, hitting 52.23%. A warming trend has caused ice coverage to plummet. Ice on the Great Lakes is steadily retreating ...

The origins of the fur trade—which dramatically reorganized society and altered political power in the Great Lakes region—are also at least partly attributable to the Little Ice Age. The cooler ...