Hidden away in the northern reaches of Michigan, this cozy town offers waterfall hikes, a serene lake, and lively festivals ...

Fifty years ago, winter didn’t just visit the Great Lakes — it took up residence. If you blinked too slowly, your eyelashes ...

In Wisconsin, Fridays mean fried fish and full plates. These all-you-can-eat buffets celebrate the state’s tastiest weekly ...

Fifty years ago, winter didn't just visit the Great Lakes—it took up residence. If you blinked too slowly, your eyelashes ...

Winters in the Great Lakes region are trending warmer and wetter, and annual maximum ice cover is significantly declining.

ODANAH, Wisc. - I’m speeding along the Bad River in a flat-bottomed boat, wind whipping around us. Next to me sits Robert ...

There is plenty of fishing going on and this weekend there will be a focus on bass. On Saturday, the Canadian Tire Open Bass ...

It was a calm and clear afternoon when the Edmund Fitzgerald left port in Superior, Wisconsin, on November 9, 1975. The ...

This story originally published in the July 1906 issue of National Geographic magazine. See more digitized stories from our archives here. Looking back to that period, many years ago, when the finger ...

The Upper Peninsula is full of small towns with spectacular views, like this Michigan community known for stunning natural scenery and its own "Area 51," and this harbor town that serves up soft-sand ...

The score is based on a lake’s water quality, populations of native fish and plants and the disturbance of its ... His small team crossed Lake Superior and portaged 18 miles into the wilds of what was ...