A group of volunteer divers, historians and shipwreck hunters found the wreck of the James Carruthers on May 26. It sank during storm in 1913.

ALPENA, MI – This early freighter’s steel hull proved brittle when it tore apart on a Lake Huron reef in 1906. The nearly 300-foot steamer Grecian was in service from 1891 until June 15, 1906, ...

If you want big water without the constant crowds, this is the lake that delivers quiet beaches, easy island hops, and ...

PRESQUE ISLE, MI – Thick fog hung over Lake Huron on June 18, 1905. The 414-foot steamer Etruria was sailing northbound. The 545-foot freighter Amaza Stone was speeding southbound. The two ships ...

A U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter airlifted a patient from the freighter MV American Courage on Lake Huron near Harbor Beach due to a medical emergency. The helicopter crew transported the ...

Undersea Research Associates find ship lost in 1913 'White Hurricane.' ...

Lower‑than‑average Great Lakes water levels are forcing freighters to watch loads even as cruise lines forecast record passenger growth.

Feb 16, 2026 Feb 16, 2026 Updated Feb 16, 2026 SANILAC COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) - Undersea Research Associates has uncovered the wreck of the James Carruthers, a large steel freighter lost on Lake Huron ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fifty years after the freighter Edmund Fitzgerald sank in a deadly Lake Superior storm, descendants of its namesake are returning ...

The SS Alpena, the oldest working freighter on Michigan's Great Lakes, is back on course for another shipping season. As of 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 28, the ship was en route from Cleveland, Ohio, and was on ...