Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Beachgoers should avoid swimming in Lake Michigan all day on July 23, the National Weather Service said this morning, because of ...

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 ...

Statistics show Lake Michigan is the deadliest lake in the country, with 640 lives being claimed over the past 15 years. Here's what we know. Between 2010 and 2025, nearly half of all fatal drownings ...

A Beach Hazards Statement is issued by the National Weather Service on high swim risk days, and are largely dictated by the wind direction. High risk days for swimming and boating are typically ...

Families hoping to fit in one last trip before kids go back to school may be welcoming a weekend filled with heat as they head to beaches. Michigan weather is heating up this weekend as a warming ...

The 60-year-old long-distance swimmer who tried this week to cross Lake Michigan to Milwaukee appeared to have turned back, the online tracking of his route showed. Jim Dreyer — who calls himself "the ...

Dr. Bryan Huffman is a Holland-area ophthalmologist and open-water endurance athlete who uses his marathon swims, known as "Bryan's Big Swims," to raise money for the Holland Aquatic Center Foundation ...

A man remains missing on Monday after going swimming in Lake Michigan near Highland Park over the weekend. On Saturday, around noon, Highland Park police and firefighters responded to a call about a ...

Waves are predicted to reach 3-5 feet, with the largest near Big and Little Sable Points, creating hazardous conditions, especially near south piers. Swimmers are urged to avoid the water and piers ...