Wind direction, topography and the shallower waters tend to slow down waves on their approach. The Nelson: 125 years later, one of Lake Superior’s darkest tales retold According to the NWS ...

A seagull flies against the wind as waves roll along Lake Superior on Friday. The National Weather Service issued a gale warning Friday afternoon with wind gusts of up to 40 knots and waves up to ...

Have you ever looked at the Lake Michigan horizon ... The illusion is called a "superior mirage" — a phenomenon where shifting temperatures over the water bends light waves so people can see ...

Lake Huron is a little bigger at 23,000 square feet, and Lake Superior is the biggest at 31,700 square feet. Manitowoc County is home to 16 other lakes, all teeming with life and providing ...

As the ship entered Lake Superior’s Whitefish Bay between Michigan ... air and winds blow unimpeded across open water, generating waves as high as 30 feet (9 meters). The lakes at that time ...

Three shipwrecks submerged for 130 years or more were discovered in the Great Lakes in a short span last year. The Western Reserve was particularly deadly. Thousands of undiscovered shipwrecks are ...

Explorers Discover Wreckage of Cargo Ship That Sank in Lake Superior Storm More Than 130 ... blow unimpeded across open water, generating waves as high as 30 feet (9 meters).