No, the lake didn't suddenly shrink, nor did the city beyond the horizon teleport closer. The illusion is called a "superior mirage" — a phenomenon where shifting temperatures over the water bends ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Four Michigan towns are in the running to be named USA Today’s best small town in the Midwest.

Metro Detroit’s tri-county region carried the state’s population growth last year, accounting for about 54% of the state’s ...

The only survivor was Wheelsman Harry W. Stewart of Algonac, Michigan. According to a report in the Chicago Tribune on Sept.

Ready to ditch the crowds, go off the beaten track, and explore some of the best unknown vacation spots in the United States?

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The Michigan DNR has revamped its boat launch map with an interactive map showing more than 1,000 launch sits. In this MLive File Photo boaters launch their boats at Austin Lake in Portage, Michigan. ...

The "viewline" for the northern lights includes the UP and areas in northern Michigan, officials announced Thursday.

Generally, compared to the iconic national parks of the Mountain West or the easier-to-reach parks of the East Coast, camping in the Midwest is often less competitive.

The final resting place of what was once the "safest ship afloat" was discovered after 132 years. Only one man, a wheelsman ...

Explorers have discovered the sunken wreckage of one of the first steel cargo ships to travel the Great Lakes.

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