Photographs and oral histories explore the evolving journey of Lake Michigan commercial fishing, from harvest to processing ...

Historian John Gurda explores how the Milwaukee River and Lake Michigan spurred Milwaukee's growth. The settlers used rivers and Lake Michigan to transport grain, lumber, leather and beer.

Between ice breaking tug boats, massive cranes and large barges, there's a lot happening off Jones Island in Lake Michigan ...

Lake sturgeon were found in relative abundance in Lake Michigan and nearshore waters ... That included the Milwaukee River, where it's likely no sturgeon spawning has taken place since 1843 ...

The ice was a solid 10 inches in the protected lagoon along Milwaukee's Lake Michigan shore on Feb. 4 ... and steelhead congregate in and around river mouths in winter. The movement is associated ...

Running parallel to Water Street, the Milwaukee RiverWalk offers walkways from Lake Michigan to the former North Avenue Dam (expansion work on the RiverWalk is ongoing). It is free to enjoy and ...