Piping Plover females are the first to leave the Great Lakes and head south, leaving dad to finish raising the chicks.

EMPIRE, MI -- Wildlife photographer Thomas Gerndt was watching the sunset dip into Lake Michigan when a friend pointed out ...

Photographer David Zurick’s 'Third Coast' celebrates the Great Lakes’ 4,500-mile shoreline, which covers more distance than ...

The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has advanced the "Great Lakes Icebreaker Act of 2025," a bipartisan bill led by U.S. Reps. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Mich.), Tony Wied (R-Wis ...

On a recent flight home to Salt Lake City, I gazed out the window and shuddered. The ground below was riddled with cracks.

Great Lakes trade has fueled the Midwest for centuries. Today, experts say its future is key to sustaining U.S. manufacturing, farming and economic security.

High instability, rich moisture, and shifting winds can turn these storms severe, capable of producing strong winds, hail, ...

Swimming is most comfortable in lake waters at about 70 degrees, according to Swimoutlet.com. While scattered thunderstorms ...

Beneath the hype, the region faces a host of both potential and very real climate-related problems. Many of these relate to ...

The National Weather Service said waves will build on July 6 and boaters and swimmers should use caution or even stay out of ...