TOLEDO, Ohio — From summertime beach fun to the famous brewing company, the Great Lakes have made a name for themselves in a variety of ways. However, not everyone pictures its long history in trading ...

Trains and trucks move the bulk of goods across the U.S. Some sailors say the Great Lakes waterways are underused shipping options and hope $17... A rising tide of infrastructure funding floats new ...

"The lakes have just been ravaged by invasive species brought in by international shipping since the [St. Lawrence] Seaway opened in 1959," says Dan Egan, author of Death and Life of the Great Lakes ...

Behind barbed wire and tangled between highways and railroads on Chicago's South Side, the dockside at Iroquois Landing is often a hive of activity. In late fall, forklifts and dump trucks rushed to ...