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 ...

State officials say a proposed corrective action plan by Oakland County doesn't go far enough. Oakland official says state ...

Whitefish have remained a staple in the Great Lakes for millennia, surviving threats that decimated other species. Now, they ...

Piping Plover females are the first to leave the Great Lakes and head south, leaving dad to finish raising the chicks.

As U.S. butterfly populations face declines, the John Ball Zoo has launched a program to save these insects in a race against extinction.

More than 278,000 people were warned of dangerous lake conditions and told to avoid swimming until conditions improve.

The preservation association of the S.S. Milwaukee Clipper is raising money to help transform the Queen of the Great Lakes into a 48-room floating hotel, or “boatel.” ...

The legislation directs the U.S. Coast Guard to provide a new heavy icebreaker for the Great Lakes and to evaluate the existing fleet.

This stunning Michigan town, while not easy to reach, boasts lakeside scenery, wildlife sightings, nature for miles, shipwreck history, and towering waterfalls.

Sixty eight swimmers will swim in a relay to finish the 411-mile journey the Edmund Fitzgerald never got to complete.

GLADWIN Local residents and environmental advocates will host a community information session on Monday, July 28, to discuss the significant risks posed by Enbridge’s proposed Line 5 tunnel project ...

SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - More than 20 states, including Michigan are taking legal action against the Trump administration over a freeze on billions of dollars in federal education funding, a move that ...