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 ...

In USA Today’s latest reader choice poll the Mitten state has four lakefront cities vying for “Best Small Town in the Midwest ...

"Sinkholes are most common in what geologists call, 'karst terrain'," the US Geological Survey explains. "These are regions ...

The only survivor was Wheelsman Harry W. Stewart of Algonac, Michigan. According to a report in the Chicago Tribune on Sept. 3, 1892, when Stewart reached shore, he walked 12 miles to the nearest life ...

Twenty-seven people died as a result of the wreck, and what happened is only known because of its lone survivor.

While many think of the city’s lakefront as reserved for sport fishing and pleasure boats, Waukegan Harbor is a multifaceted ...

A new business opened in Manistee over the weekend and it features nautical-themed home goods and gifts that draw inspiration ...

Records show Lake County's unemployment rate was 6% in December 2024, compared to the 4% unemployment rate for the state of Indiana and 4.1% nationally.

If you've ever wanted to be a lighthouse keeper, or even just sleep in a lighthouse, you're in luck: this incredible stay in Michigan is something from a dream.

The Hiawatha National Forest is one of the most magical places in the US; we're incredibly lucky to be able to call it ours ...

Lake Erie is a vital way station for waterfowl that will breed from the prairie pothole region of the western U.S., through ...

The island offers a remote landscape in the middle of Lake Superior to explore in the northern Great Lakes, according to Pure Michigan ... Rock Harbor Lodge, the Lighthouse Restaurant and ...