The National Weather Service is calling for high winds and waves along most of the Lake Michigan shoreline Oct. 5. The S.S. Badger won't sail Sunday.

For water safety proponent Mary Ann Best, preaching a fear of Lake Michigan is the wrong approach. “Instead of telling everybody how deadly the lake is and to be afraid, we want people to handle ...

For the second time in a week, the S.S. Badger announced it has canceled a scheduled Lake Michigan crossing because of predicted high waves and gale-force winds on the lake. On Thursday night, Oct. 9, ...

Ready to ride some "tasty waves" on the Great Lakes? The 7th annual Great Lakes Surf Festival is taking place Saturday, Aug. 9, in Muskegon. "We invite all Boardheads including Surfers, Stand-up ...

Despite being, well, a lake, Lake Michigan is large enough that it can produce waves. And over the Fourth of July weekend, those waves were so big – estimated around seven feet, by the National ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There's a push underway to add throwable life rings or preservers along Chicago's lakefront following multiple water rescues and a drowning in Lake Michigan over the weekend. While ...