In 1913, a massive storm formed over the Great Lakes and quickly intensified into one of the deadliest inland maritime disasters ever recorded. Winds reached hurricane force, driving waves as high as ...

In September 1910, the SS Pere Marquette 18 departed on a routine run across Lake Michigan carrying railroad freight. Weather conditions were calm, and nothing suggested danger ahead. Yet the ship ...

No one knows exactly how many shipwrecks lie at the bottom of the Great Lakes. Estimates range between 4,000 and 10,000, but only a fraction of those sunken vessels have been found. When the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the history of science and exploration. Mighty Fitz: The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, by author (and Great Lakes ...