While Antarctica might get all the buzz as an expedition cruise destination, the Great Lakes is an underrated gem—and ...

Viking's sister ships, Octantis and Polaris, have been sailing near Mackinac Island since 2022 and 2023 and will see waters on the Great Lakes through October 2026, according to officials.

The Great Lakes Islands Alliance has released its strategic plan for the next decade, which includes goals such as facilitating connection between island communities, improving information access ...

Formed in 2018, the Great Lakes Islands Alliance (GLIA) works to encourage relationship building among Great Lakes islanders, sharing information, ...

Of all the islands in the Great Lakes (and there are about 35,000), few are better known than Mackinac. How to Get to Mackinac Island . Taylor McIntyre/Travel + Leisure.

Until late August, my only Great Lakes island travel experience had been on Michigan’s Mackinac Island. So when we made plans to visit Pelee Island, Ontario (the southernmost point of ...

Across the Great Lakes, maximum ice cover reached 16% on Jan. 22, the fourth lowest annual maximum on record. Lake Michigan hit a high of 18%, while Lake Superior maxed out at 12% ice cover.

Water levels of the upper Great Lakes are expected to drop to near or significantly below their historical summer averages for the first time in nearly a decade, according to the U.S. Army Corps ...

The lake lies between the U.S. and Canada, the easternmost of the Great Lakes. The lake is near Niagara Falls, a popular tourist spot. Lake Ontario may be the only Great Lake not bordering Michigan, ...

Until late August, my only Great Lakes island travel experience had been on Michigan’s Mackinac Island. So when we made plans to visit Pelee Island, Ontario (the southernmost point of ...