The SS Badger returned to Manitowoc Friday to kick off its 70th sailing season on Lake Michigan, drawing crowds to the harbor ...

The SS Badger’s 2026 season starts May 15 with welcome events in Manitowoc and Ludington, Michigan, plus a new documentary ...

This historic Great Lakes car ferry cast off today into a new season of adventures on Lake Michigan. The S.S. Badger departed ...

If you’re (un)lucky, you may even see a timber rattlesnake sunning on a rock on one of the first warm days of the season.

Driver escapes safely; no injuries reported ...

Firefighters were able to quickly put out a vehicle fire at the ferry access road Saturday, according to a post from the ...

The trend is unambiguous: Lake Champlain is freezing over less often than it did historically. But a run of consistently cold weather this winter set up the region’s largest lake for its first full ...

Lake Champlain froze fully for the first in seven years and was declared closed last week. People were spotted walking on the frozen lake downtown Burlington on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. Photo by Auditi ...

WESTPORT — During the summer sailboats are a common sight as they catch a breeze and bob in the blue waters of Lake Champlain. However, white triangles are less common during the winter, and there ...

Lake Champlain has been declared frozen over as of Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. This is the first time in seven years. The last time the lake fully iced over was March 8, 2019. NBC5 worked extensively with ...