The project to draw down Hall Lake Dam is expected to be complete by fall 2026. It is funded by an EGLE Dam Risk Reduction Grant.

BARRY COUNTY, MI - State park managers plan to shrink a popular boating and fishing lake between Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo amid concerns that an aging dam could fail and wash out a road. While local ...

The 'Yankee Springs' community, and now officially, too, township officials, are banding together against a proposal by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR ...

The recreation area gets nearly 1 million visitors per year, but on this mild, spring morning, I was alone on Long Lake Trail, one of the nicest and most interesting for a nature hike. The trail ...

BARRY COUNTY, Mich. — It's Labor Day weekend. People gathered Saturday to camp, swim, and enjoy the last bit of summer. With warm weather, lake-goers flocked to Yankee Springs Recreation Area in ...

MIDDLEVILLE, MI — High levels of bacteria in Gun Lake at the Yankee Springs Recreation Area have prompted officials to close the beaches. An E. coli test taken Monday from the lake rendered one ...

Michigan orders emergency drawdown of Hall Lake Dam at Yankee Springs Recreation Area. The Michigan DNR plans to reduce the water levels by 6 inches per week to protect fish and wildlife populations.

A police sketch of a incident exposure suspect who exposed himself at Yankee Springs Recreation Area. (Michigan State Police) Anyone who recognizes the suspect is encouraged to call Michigan State ...

YANKEE SPRINGS TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Every year on the third Saturday in February, hundreds gather at the Yankee Springs Recreation Area in Barry County to enjoy Winterfest. It’s an event ...

BARRY COUNTY, Mich. — A fire broke out at the Yankee Springs Recreation Area in Barry County, destroying an office building. The fire happened around 5 a.m. Tuesday morning, Patrick Whalen of ...

yankee springs, mich. — An office building in a Yankee Springs recreation area is considered a total loss after it caught fire Tuesday morning. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR ...