The Great Lakes surf season peaks in fall and winter when the wind creates some of the biggest waves of the year. Surfers ...

Winters along the Great Lakes are getting shorter, shrinking by about two weeks per decade, according to a new story published in the Environmental Research Letters. Scientists say that’s having a ...

Rescuers saved a 67-year-old Ridgefield man from potentially fatal conditions Friday at Coldwater Lake, 7 miles northwest of Mount St. Helens. The man had gone for a hike earlier in the day and ...

Jan. 27—The Birth of a Lake boardwalk trail is pictured at Coldwater Lake on Thursday, Jan. 23. "This short, accessible boardwalk trail explores the creation of Coldwater Lake," the U.S. Forest ...

Mike Stout spent his 60th birthday breaking records. Stout paddled up to Big Sable Lighthouse on Lake Michigan last Tuesday on a lake like glass, no breeze disrupting the cold water. He had ...

Many Mid-Michiganders plunged into the blistering cold waters of Clark Lake Saturday afternoon, not just for fun, but to help raise money for the Special Olympics Michigan. The event was hosted by ...