Homeowners along the lakes feeding into the swollen Cheboygan River started seeing water spilling into their cottages and ...

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 ...

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WBEZ and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. For years, state Rep. Marcus Evans Jr. has championed a plan to make Illinois ...

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Tornado captured on video along a frozen lake in Union Lake, Michigan. The tornado killed three, injured 12, and caused extensive property damage. March tornadoes are extremely rare in Michigan, ...

Lake Forest Open Lands Association (LFOLA) will restore a rare ravine-bluff ecosystem along Lake Michigan after securing a $5.75 million federal grant, aiming to stabilize eroding bluffs, protect ...

The steamer Lac La Belle, which was carrying passengers and cargo, sank in a storm in 1872. Eight people died when one of its lifeboats capsized. By Neil Vigdor and Ali Watkins For a century and a ...

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 ...