County health departments routinely collect water samples to test for bacteria levels to ensure water is safe for swimming.

Along Lake Michigan, Michigan Brewers Guild members offer atmospheric locations to join in. Breweries along the west side of ...

Most of Michigan major inland lakes also are seeing temperatures in the 70s this weekend. Temperatures for the Great Lakes typically peak in late summer/early fall, according to GLISA, and swimming in ...

Michigan anglers can use public lakes and streams, but it's important to know what's legal or not before dropping a line.

If you were out on the water last year, you may have seen some of your fishing license dollars hard at work — in the form of ...

MANITOULIN—“We’ve passed too many boundaries,” David Suzuki said last week—not with thunder, but with the hush before a storm. After decades urging Canada to listen—to science, the land, ancestors—he ...

Situated where the Pere Marquette River meets Lake Michigan, Ludington offers simple pleasures and natural beauty. The city’s North Breakwater Light is accessible by a mile-long walk along the pier, ...