County health departments routinely collect water samples to test for bacteria levels to ensure water is safe for swimming.

St. Clair Shores Memorial Park Beach, Lake St. Clair, Macomb County - contamination advisory since July 17 due to high ...

Here's what we know. The NWS issued a Beach Hazard statement in Lake, Northern Cook and Central Cook Counties through Friday ...

The withdrawal of a chicken permit in a west Michigan community has led to a citation, federal lawsuit and a festering ...

Don’t let those sunny conditions fool you. Thursday’s brisk wind brought on another cold-water upwelling along some Lake ...

Three grieving families' lawsuits against the city of South Haven may finally bring lifeguards back to the deadliest lake in ...

Michigan linebacker Ernest Hausmann prepares for the upcoming season with a grueling beach workout that includes wearing a ...

What happened to the Lake Michigan water temps? If you took a trip to a Lake Michigan beach recently, you noticed sharply ...

Enjoy a scoop or six on National Ice Cream Day, Sunday, July 20. Unique ice cream shops line Lake Michigan's shore. Here's where to make a pit stop.

A woman in Chicago is in custody after police allege she drowned a baby in Lake Michigan near South Shore Beach on Friday, ...

Lake Michigan faces high waves and dangerous currents, prompting swimming warnings along Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan ...