Great Lakes

I assumed that goldfish were one of the most harmless pets you could own. Boy, was I wrong. Illinois residents are being warned that these tiny little adorable fish could kill the Great Lakes.

The lake known for being unbearably cold may be on the verge of losing that reputation.

There's almost no way to completely eliminate invasive carp in Illinois river systems. The fish are so pervasive, they are likely something generations will be trying to deal with. But, there's a desperate effort underway to stop these evil fish from reaching the Great Lakes and causing a catastrophe.

The Great Lakes are a popular tourist destination each summer, but be careful, you could encounter ghosts of shipwrecks past while enjoying time on these waters.

Many sources claim in Michigan you're never more than 85 miles from one of the Great Lakes, but is that actually true?

Here are some fun and fascinating facts about the five Great Lakes that you've probably never heard before.

These fish really are trouble and the problems they cause are headed toward the Great Lakes. That's why the Army Corp of Engineers is quite literally trying to shock them out of the water.

When you build a toy boat and it manages to stay afloat for 26 years in one of the Great Lakes, you know you've done something right.