Are Wisconsin's Great Lakes calling your name? Lake Michigan and Lake Superior are seeing temperatures in the mid to high 60s this week and will keep warming up as the season continues. Here's how ...

There is an under-the-radar beach for water recreation activities near Grand Rapids, and it's one of Michigan's little-known ...

Lake Michigan will have a high swim risk this weekend with high waves lasting into next week. Breezy winds will pick up this weekend, gusting between 30-35 mph Saturday and 25-30 mph Sunday. Gusts ...

Michigan’s summers are made for water. With more than 11,000 inland lakes and miles of Great Lakes shoreline, the state offers no shortage of spots to swim, wade or float. For many residents and ...

Peak swimming temperatures in the Great Lakes typically occur in late summer/early fall. Swimming in cold lake water can lead to cold shock and hypothermia. The official start of summer is June 20, ...

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (WSBT) — Beachgoers were told to stay out of Lake Michigan on Monday due to strong rip currents and high waves. Each year WSBT 22 reports on drownings occurring on this lake. The ...

This Midwest state park features the Great Lake of Michigan and various water activities. Plus, there is plenty of nature to ...

Dangerous swimming conditions are being forecast for a big stretch of Lake Michigan’s most popular beaches on Sunday. Waves are expected to build up to 6 feet high by Sunday afternoon along beaches ...

Video footage reveals double-breasted cormorants swimming and hunting amidst a Lake Michigan shipwreck preserve near Indiana Dunes State Park. Anglers often criticize cormorants for consuming fish, ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A northwest Indiana man is attempting a record-setting 120-mile swim across Lake Michigan and back. Scott Weston Wolford, of Chesterton, took off Thursday morning from Chicago's Ohio ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 51-year-old man from northwest Indiana who planned to break a record swimming across Lake Michigan and back called off his attempt. Scott Weston Wolford, of Chesterton, Ind., hoped ...

Imagine swimming deep within Lake Michigan, only to come up with the discovery of an ancient stone structure that predates England’s Stonehenge by 5,000 years. It would feel like the opening chapter ...