Rudi Hargesheimer has harnessed his love of trails and the North Shore to inspire other ‘Circle Tour’ travelers with often ...

What's in a name? A single county contains a city, a lake, an island and a peak all named Ely — but not all were named for the same Ely.

Finder’s Keep Depot, located in Ishpeming at 1045 Country Lane, Ste 1, along with the Lake Superior Community Partnership, marked its second anniversary with a celebratory ribbon-cutting ceremony held ...

To a proud Michigander, the Upper Peninsula is a soul-cleansing ritual. I’ve spent countless miles chasing the “good gravel” beyond the reach of cell towers, where the spruce shadows stretch long over ...

Lake Michigan Lost Steamer This image of an original photo print provided by Brendon Baillod shows the Lac La Belle docked at Marquette, Mich., in 1866. (Brendon Baillod via AP) (Brendon Baillod) ...

MILWAUKEE — One of the most popular and luxurious passenger steamers of its day has been found in Lake Michigan's deep waters, searchers announced last week, more than 150 years after it sank ...

Thick ice, clear water and a mild, sunny day meant a jubilant opening to sturgeon spearing season Feb. 14. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources sturgeon biologist Margaret Stadig said that, after ...

Wisconsin abolished the death penalty in 1853, becoming the first state to permanently ban capital punishment. State lawmakers and education leader weigh in on Wisconsin school funding lawsuit 19 ...

As below-freezing temperatures continue across Michigan, Lake Superior now has its highest ice concentration this season. Lake Superior's surface was 50% frozen over as of Feb. 9, about a 10 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As below-freezing temperatures continue across Michigan, Lake Superior now has its highest ice concentration this season. Lake ...

I know what you’re thinking: “Minnesota doesn’t have volcanoes!” And you’d be right. Thankfully, there are no active volcanoes in the Land of Ten Thousand Lakes today. But there used to be. Over a ...