In the dark of night on July 21, long-distance swimmer Catherine Breed emerged from Lake Tahoe at Skylandia Park, near Tahoe City, and cracked open a Pabst Blue Ribbon with her boyfriend.She’d just ...

At 4:46 a.m., 11 Michigan teenagers stood on the Canadian shore of Lake Erie looking out at the black water. The hint of sunrise in the eastern sky wasn’t enough to illuminate their surroundings. They ...

Beachgoers should avoid swimming in Lake Michigan all day on July 23, the National Weather Service said this morning, because of dangerous conditions. In a post on X, the weather service said there ...

Dangerous waves and currents are forecast to develop later Saturday and into Sunday along a stretch of Lake Michigan that is packed with popular beaches. And this high swim risk is happening on a ...

Chicago-area residents who were hoping to spend a day at the beach Sunday will likely be asked to stay out of Lake Michigan due to ‘life-threatening’ conditions. According to a beach hazards statement ...

August is the best time of the year to take a dip in Lake Michigan, when its waters hover in the balmy upper 60s. Experts say so, and Chicago’s crowded beaches offer proof. But an invisible hazard can ...

With heavy traffic expected at Michigan’s beaches this weekend, conditions are expected to be ideal in Lake Michigan. Here is a daily update of what conditions are expected for those looking to enter ...

SCHROON LAKE, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A swimmer recently went the distance in Schroon Lake by swimming across the lake the long way. Becky Thompson was visiting her uncle who has a house on Schroon Lake when ...

WHITE CLOUD, Mich. — Each Fourth of July, the Hines family in White Cloud hosts an event for their community to bring everyone together and have some fun on the lake. The Fourth of July Lake Swim has ...

As the sun rose over Lake Superior on the morning of August 24th, over 150 people went to Park Point to participate in the first annual Great Lake Superior Swim. This was a swim race in Lake Superior ...