Two cold seas off the coast of Alaska, nearly 3,000 miles from Michigan, appear to increasingly hold the key to how much the Great Lakes will ice over in winter, according to new research.

The lakes of the US are often thought of as great holiday destinations. All of them provide a combination of hiking, boating, ...

Alaska towers over all the other states with ... often associated with its borders along four of the Great Lakes, has over 11,000 inland lakes measuring more than five acres.

Alaska has the largest total water area, while Michigan leads in Great Lakes water area. Michigan's large percentage of water area is significantly influenced by its portion of the Great Lakes.

Schmidt said Great Lakes cruises offer a more intimate experience than the mammoth ships that carry passengers to ports in the Caribbean, Alaska and the Mediterranean. "That centered adventure, small ...

Two young girls and a pilot miraculously survived a plane crash Sunday by huddling atop the aircraft’s wing for 12 long hours on a freezing Alaskan lake ... to contact Alaska State Troopers.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A pilot and two girls survived on the wing of a plane for about 12 hours after it crashed and was partially submerged in an icy Alaska lake, then were rescued after being ...