While mudlarking along the riverbank, a piece of an old wooden ship is uncovered, offering a glimpse into the area’s maritime history and past craftsmanship.

A ship helmed by "Captain Santa" and loaded down with Christmas trees for Chicago sank in Lake Michigan more than a century ...

Paul Gallico was on board the RMS "Queen Mary" when it almost capsized in 1937. The haunting experience shaped his ...

After years of searching the cold depths of Lake Michigan, researchers have finally located the long-lost remains of a ...

The weather is crisp this time of year in Big Bear Lake, Southern California’s vibrant lakeside mountain town. The snow ...

In an astonishing archaeological discovery, miners in the remote Sperrgebiet region in Namibia found the wreckage of a 16th ...

John Badman is a 1982 graduate of SIU-Carbondale, with a major in cinema and photography and a minor in law enforcement administration of justice. He has worked at The Telegraph in Alton full-time for ...

The wooden schooner was carrying lumber and bark when it capsized in Death's Door in 1881, then sank near Chambers Island while being towed.

In Cuba, hundreds of people remain in makeshift shelters nearly two months after the hurricane made landfall in the eastern ...

Once a courthouse, the harbourside Ship Inn has been a pub since 1901 and looks like it’s barely changed since. The ...

Cutting demand is emerging as one of the most powerful and overlooked options for strengthening energy security ...

Is the 1980 'Flash Gordon' a cult classic? Let's take an honest look and see how this film stacks up against its golden age ...