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 ...

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 ...

Florence Haas was well-known on both South Manitou Island and on the mainland for her navigational skills. She was the first ...

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 vast Canadian prairie provinces and all the way into Alaska.

In contrast, the largest Great Lake, Superior, sequesters water for 191 years, Lake Michigan for 99 years ... Peninsula and its famous Marblehead Lighthouse on Feb. 18, but not to gawk at the ...

Isle Royale National Park, a remote island in northwestern Lake Superior, will reopen for the season April 16, 2025. Here's ...