Temperatures across Michigan and Wisconsin hit the 80s on Wednesday, June 11, and are expected to be in the 70s through the weekend, warm enough to tempt people to try swimming in the Great Lakes. The ...

Beachgoers are urged to avoid swimming in Lake Michigan on Monday, July 7. The hazard statement, which said waves are four to seven feet high in Lake and Porter counties, is in place until 10 p.m. ET ...

Lake Michigan will have a high swim risk this weekend with high waves lasting into next week. Breezy winds will pick up this weekend, gusting between 30-35 mph Saturday and 25-30 mph Sunday. Gusts ...

Michigan’s summers are made for water. With more than 11,000 inland lakes and miles of Great Lakes shoreline, the state offers no shortage of spots to swim, wade or float. For many residents and ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Lake Michigan has been nominated as one of the best lakes for swimming in the U.S. A panel of experts at USA 10Best picked the Great Lake as one of 20 lakes nominated for ...

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 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A northwest Indiana man is attempting a record-setting 120-mile swim across Lake Michigan and back. Scott Weston Wolford, of Chesterton, took off Thursday morning from Chicago's Ohio ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 51-year-old man from northwest Indiana who planned to break a record swimming across Lake Michigan and back called off his attempt. Scott Weston Wolford, of Chesterton, Ind., hoped ...

Video footage reveals double-breasted cormorants swimming and hunting amidst a Lake Michigan shipwreck preserve near Indiana Dunes State Park. Anglers often criticize cormorants for consuming fish, ...

A 37-year-old man was rescued on Lake Michigan after he drifted a mile from shore on Friday, Oct. 3. He was on a swimming tube when he drifted out of sight, and he was unable to swim back. Thanks to a ...