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

Lakefront property in one Michigan community has disappeared and a city beach has been drained after a potential dam failure ...

If a 1960s-era dam in the Yankee Springs Recreation Area failed, it would wash out a road, officials say. Locals are pushing ...

Rubble ridges, which have been built parallel to the shore, help retain some sand without fully stopping the natural flow in the lake.

HAMLIN TOWNSHIP, MI - One of the most well-known lighthouses on the shores of Lake Michigan now has a webcam offering panoramic views for everyone, anytime. Rather than hiking 1.8 miles and then ...

The Chapel Loop is perhaps the most popular day hike, a 10-mile circuit that takes in Chapel Rock, Chapel Beach, and Chapel Falls. The Lakeshore Trail provides the best views of the cliffs from above, ...

ST. CLAIR SHORES — On a crisp, overcast morning on the dark, greenish-blue waters of Lake St. Clair, Dave LaVigne’s fishing pole bowed like a candy cane as he reeled ...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources reopened all state parks, campgrounds and boating access sites affected by the spring ice storm, but 60% of trails remain closed.

A sunken barge that leaked oil into Lake Michigan has been moved to a legal site, resolving years of environmental and legal disputes.

Negwegon State Park offers miles of pristine shoreline that most Michiganders have never even heard about. This hidden treasure sits on Lake Huron with sandy beaches that stretch for what seems like ...

If you plan on heading to the state parks or forests up North for this Fourth of July holiday weekend, be mindful of lingering hazards and damage from the March ice storm.