Sea shanties in the Historic Fishtown area of Leland, Michigan - Alexey Stiop/Shutterstock While heading out on a road trip is a classic American adventure, there are times when you feel like ...

Heart-pounding photos capture the moment a man was swept into the frigid waters of Lake Michigan and then rescued by a quick-thinking bystander. The man ended up in the icy drink in South Haven around ...

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — President Donald Trump has reaffirmed his support to protect the Great Lakes from invasive carp, but erroneously said Lake Michigan is already dealing with the pest. In a ...

CHICAGO -- A gust of wind blew a baby girl in a stroller into Lake Michigan on Wednesday afternoon. Police said the stroller with the 8-month-old inside fell in the water on Chicago's North Side at ...

The man who heroically jumped into Lake Michigan to save an 8-month-old baby in a stroller who had been blown into Belmont Harbor doesn't know how to swim. Chicago police said around 3 p.m. Wednesday ...

In 2021, Nevada residents John and Courtney Dunlap took a trip to Michigan, visiting the shores of both Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. They were impressed by the state’s natural beauty and friendly ...

Researchers have discovered the wreck of a luxury steamer ship that sank in Lake Michigan in 1872, they announced Friday. Shipwreck World, a group that works to locate shipwrecks around the globe, ...

After 60 years of searching, 80-year-old Paul Ehorn located the Lac La Belle 20 miles offshore, solving a 150-year-old maritime mystery. Known for its speed and rare twin-propeller design, the ...

The wreck of a luxury steamer that sank in a Lake Michigan gale nearly 150 years ago has been discovered, searchers announced last week, completing a quest that began nearly 60 years ago. Shipwreck ...

When a lakefront lot sits empty for more than a decade—especially in the desirable Chicago suburb of Evanston, Ill.,—there’s probably a reason. Longtime Evanston residents Dr. Eric Ruderman and his ...

A northern Michigan lakefront state park is the champion of State Park Madness for 2026. South Higgins Lake State Park in northern Michigan's Roscommon won the contest, the Michigan Department of ...