beaches

Eleven beaches across Michigan were closed over the weekend due to high bacteria levels.

Opposition to Hamtramck's resolution banning LGBTQ+ and political flags on city property, a debate over the merits of ocean beaches and lake beaches, and a conversation with Michigan's second-ever State Poet Laureate.

April Baer and Dustin Dwyer have a debate about our fresh water beaches vs. salty seaside beaches.

Michigan's current risk of wildfires, trailer park worries, Ocean beaches vs Great Lakes beaches, and Chicago sells off more Lake Michigan water.

Two beaches have temporarily closed and several more are on contamination advisory.

The Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project has been monitoring the green, yellow and red flags used to indicate surf conditions at beaches along Lake Michigan — and says they are often clearly wrong.

A new report looks at some of the most polluted beaches in Michigan. In 2019, several dozen of Michigan’s beaches tested were unsafe at one point or…

Water levels in the Great Lakes have been rising, and that means shrinking shorelines.Drew Gronewald is a hydrologist with the University of Michigan’s…

It has been a dangerous month on Lake Michigan. While there has been a below average number of drownings in the lake overall this year, there was a…

The Knight Foundation’s Cities Challenge awards were announced recently. One of the projects it’s funding is an urban beach along Detroit’s riverfront.It…