Icebreaker

A bipartisan bill co-led by U.S. Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Bay City) would require the U.S. Coast Guard to expand its icebreaking fleet on the Great Lakes. Shipping leaders say delays caused by thick ice continue to cost the region millions.

More than 1,200 Christmas trees will be shipped out of northern Michigan to Chicago this weekend, where they'll be distributed to low-income families.

After a pretty gray holiday season, snow is finally falling in northern Michigan, but ice coverage on the Great Lakes has yet to catch up.

Great Lakes shippers say the fleet of icebreakers they rely on in the winter is shrinking and outdated. Now, they’re asking Congress for federal funding for a new icebreaker to keep shipping routes open.

Ice jams in the shipping channels between Lake Superior and Lake Huron are blocking ferry service to Neebish Island. The 40 year round island residents…

A floating museum in northern Michigan will be getting an update thanks to a grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. The 300 thousand…