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

EMPIRE, MI -- Wildlife photographer Thomas Gerndt was watching the sunset dip into Lake Michigan when a friend pointed out ...

Excessive infrastructure spending, climate change and a strained regulatory system add costs for ratepayers, advocates say.

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

Most of Michigan's Great Lakes and inland lakes have reached a suitable swimming temperature. Here are the current water ...

The fish are prized table fare and important to tribal commercial fishers, but their numbers are shrinking, particularly in ...

Swimming is most comfortable in lake waters at about 70 degrees, according to Swimoutlet.com. While scattered thunderstorms are predicted across the state on July 4th and throughout the weekend, ...

The National Weather Service said waves will build on July 6 and boaters and swimmers should use caution or even stay out of ...

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 ...

Photographer David Zurick’s 'Third Coast' celebrates the Great Lakes’ 4,500-mile shoreline, which covers more distance than ...

"Working as a mariner on a vessel is a challenging but rewarding job for adventurous people who like to travel, spend time outdoors on the open waters of the Great Lakes, and have ample free time when ...

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy issued an Air Quality Advisory for five West Michigan ...