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A congressional lawmaker is coming to Wisconsin later this week to talk about an important resource that keeps the Great Lakes region's economy afloat: icebreaking. Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin is ...

The Mackinaw, a soon-to-be-retired Coast Guard icebreaker that blazed shipping trails through the frozen Great Lakes for six decades, is a step closer to winning a new lease on life as a tourist ...

MICHIGAN (WNEM) — Bipartisan legislation designed to help keep shipping lanes open in the winter and ultimately strengthen the midwestern economy has recently passed through the House Committee on ...

Congress has authorized funding for a new icebreaker for the Great Lakes, a priority that the shipping industry and Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) have sought for years to fight ice dams in the lakes and ...

The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw returned to Chicago on December 3, 2016 as this year’s “Christmas Ship” loaded with 1,200 Christmas trees. Each year, the Coast Guard partners with the Chicago ...

LAKE HURON, MI - As you might imagine, being part of a Coast Guard crew aboard a heavy icebreaker on the Great Lakes means you have to be up for all kinds of weather conditions - including snow and ...

awarded a contract to provide ice breaking consulting services and model testing for the USCG Great Lakes Icebreaker currently being designed by Marinette Marine Corporation (MMC) a division of ...

CHEBOYGAN COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- It’s a holiday tradition for the coast guard and for Cheboygan County students as well. They helped load the Cutter Mackinaw with 1,200 Christmas trees. The ...