In Rudyard Township, in the eastern Upper Peninsula, snowy owls make themselves at home in the winter. The township and the ...

The 17-member crew of the freighter, stuck a mile off the Buffalo shore, was never in serious danger, but its predicament drew news media attention and a crowd of curious onlookers.

Between the shipwrecks and the discovery of mysterious sinkholes, it was a notable year for both Wisconsin and Lake Michigan.